Family tree Simmers uit Zierikzee en Stavenisse in Zeeland » Johannes Jacobus Zaalberg van Zelst (1889-1925)

Day of marriage July 10, 1913

• The temperature on July 10, 1913 was between 6.9 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
  • April 4 » First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
  • May 3 » Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
  • May 29 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
  • June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
  • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.

Day of death February 24, 1925

• The temperature on February 24, 1925 was between -3.5 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
  • April 18 » The International Amateur Radio Union is formed in Paris.
  • June 16 » The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
  • July 21 » Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150mph (241km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33mph (242km/h).
  • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.
  • October 30 » John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1910 » Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
• 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
• 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
• 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)