FutureHistory » Joanna Henrica "Rette" (Joanna Henrica "Rette") Verheyden (1882-1960)

Day of marriage August 1, 1906

• The temperature on August 1, 1906 was between 11.8 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
  • April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
  • June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
  • August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
  • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  • September 30 » The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.

Day of death December 28, 1960

• The temperature on December 28, 1960 was between -1.5 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • April 25 » The United States Navy submarine USSTriton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
  • July 11 » To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.
  • August 16 » Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • September 22 » The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
  • October 19 » The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
  • November 25 » The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1949 » Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and soldier (b. 1910)
• 1959 » Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (b. 1889)
• 1960 » Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)
• 1963 » Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
• 1967 » Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
• 1968 » David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (b. 1893)