Family tree Torenstra » Wijtze Torenstra (1892-1981)

Day of marriage January 29, 1919

• The temperature on January 29, 1919 was between -6.1 °C and 1.1 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
  • May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
  • June 15 » John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
  • June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
  • September 10 » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
  • October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.

Day of death January 17, 1981

• The temperature on January 17, 1981 was between 2.3 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Greece is admitted into the European Community.
  • January 18 » Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
  • January 20 » Ronald Reagan is inaugurated the 40th President of the United States of America. Twenty minutes later, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
  • March 26 » Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
  • April 3 » The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
  • December 18 » First flight of the Russian heavy strategic bomber Tu-160, the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft built.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1977 » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
• 1977 » Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)
• 1981 » Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)
• 1984 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1988 » Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)