Family tree Snijders » Huibertus Johannes Jacobus Huis (1903-1970)

Day of marriage August 22, 1928

• The temperature on August 22, 1928 was between 12.3 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 36.4 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
  • August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
  • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.

Day of death May 24, 1970

• The temperature on May 24, 1970 was between 5.4 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1970: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
  • January 5 » The 7.1 M_w  Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured.
  • January 15 » Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.
  • March 18 » Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
  • April 1 » The first of over 670,000 AMC Gremlins are released into North America to compete with foreign imported cars.
  • May 26 » The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
  • September 30 » Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » John Foster Dulles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd United States Secretary of State (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)
• 1965 » Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1908)
• 1974 » Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (b. 1923)
• 1979 » Ernest Bullock, English organist, composer, and educator (b. 1890)