FutureHistory » Petrus Henricus "Hendrik" (Petrus Henricus "Hendrik") Pauwels (1887-1960)

Day of marriage November 6, 1909

• The temperature on November 6, 1909 was between 0.2 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
  • February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
  • February 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
  • August 30 » Burgess Shale fossils are discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
  • September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
  • October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.

Day of death April 30, 1960

• The temperature on April 30, 1960 was between 0.2 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
  • January 6 » The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.
  • March 17 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
  • August 5 » Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
  • August 19 » Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
  • October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  • December 15 » Richard Pavlick is arrested for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-Elect John F. Kennedy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1953 » Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
• 1970 » Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)
• 1970 » Jacques Presser, Dutch historian, writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1972 » Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)
• 1973 » Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911)