Family tree Sieba » Grietje Wals (1899-1974)

Day of marriage March 22, 1917

• The temperature on March 22, 1917 was between -4.0 and 5.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
  • February 24 » World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
  • March 4 » Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
  • July 25 » Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%).
  • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
  • December 6 » World War I: USSJacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SMU-53.

Day of death April 25, 1974

• The temperature on April 25, 1974 was between 3.3 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • May 17 » The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
  • June 27 » U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
  • June 29 » Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Peron is terminally ill.
  • August 7 » Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417m) in the air.
  • August 15 » Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee.
  • September 12 » Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1972 » George Sanders, English actor (b. 1906)
• 1973 » Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (b. 1896)
• 1974 » Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (b. 1888)
• 1975 » Mike Brant, Israeli singer and songwriter (b.1947)
• 1976 » Carol Reed, English director and producer (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (b. 1886)