Family tree Sieba » Johanna Hendrika Wilhelmina Rölmann (1879-1942)

Day of marriage August 18, 1904

• The temperature on August 18, 1904 was between 8.3 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
  • January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
  • April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
  • April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
  • May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
  • June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
  • August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.

Day of death March 4, 1942

• The temperature on March 4, 1942 was between -1.7 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • January 2 » The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring.
  • February 11 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
  • March 22 » World War II: In the Mediterranean Sea, the Royal Navy confronts Italy's Regia Marina in the Second Battle of Sirte.
  • June 7 » World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
  • August 30 » World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins.
  • September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1940 » Hamlin Garland, American novelist, poet, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Ludwig Quidde, German activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
• 1944 » Fannie Barrier Williams, American educator and activist (b. 1855)
• 1944 » Louis Buchalter, American mob boss (b. 1897)
• 1944 » Louis Capone, Italian-American gangster (b. 1896)
• 1944 » René Lefebvre, French businessman (b. 1879)