Family tree Van Houtum » Reinier "Reinie" van Gerrevink (1911-± 1990)

Birthday October 20, 1911

• The temperature on October 20, 1911 was between 9.3 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (28%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 18 » Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USSPennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
  • October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
  • November 5 » After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.
  • November 11 » Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through.
  • December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
  • December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host († 1989)
• 1909 » Carla Laemmle, American actress and photographer († 2014)
• 1909 » Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter († 1993)
• 1910 » Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright († 2013)
• 1912 » Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter († 1985)
• 1913 » Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player († 1998)