FutureHistory » Joanna Maria Ludovica "Louise" (Joanna Maria Ludovica "Louise") Maervoet (1891-1962)

Day of marriage August 20, 1923

• The temperature on August 20, 1923 was between 12.3 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS.
  • January 9 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
  • April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
  • June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
  • September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
  • September 9 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.

Day of death November 14, 1962

• The temperature on November 14, 1962 was between -3.0 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • February 20 » Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
  • March 2 » Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
  • May 24 » Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
  • June 7 » The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.
  • August 15 » James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016.
  • August 20 » The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1946 » Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1947 » Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler and composer (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Peter Baker, English captain, author, and politician (b. 1921)
• 1972 » Martin Dies, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1900)
• 1974 » Johnny Mack Brown, American football player, actor, and singer (b. 1904)
• 1977 » A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian monk and guru, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (b. 1896)