Family tree Van Dijk » Keetje Johanna Wilmink (1892-1992)

Day of marriage May 11, 1917

• The temperature on May 11, 1917 was between 6.3 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
  • May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
  • June 26 » World War I: The American Expeditionary Forces begin to arrive in France. They will first enter combat four months later.
  • October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
  • October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
  • November 2 » The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting.
  • November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.

Day of death June 18, 1992

• The temperature on June 18, 1992 was between 9.1 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • February 29 » First day of Bosnia and Herzegovina independence referendum.
  • April 2 » In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
  • April 29 » Riots in Los Angeles, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
  • June 8 » The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • July 20 » Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia.
  • December 14 » War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1989 » I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
• 1992 » Kofoworola Abeni Pratt, the first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria (b. 1910)
• 1992 » Mordecai Ardon, Polish-Israeli painter and educator (b. 1896)
• 1992 » Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
• 1993 » Craig Rodwell, American activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (b. 1940)
• 1996 » Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (b. 1909)