Family tree Van Rijn » Leonardus Theodorus Witteman (± 1931-1932)

Day of death April 12, 1932

• The temperature on April 12, 1932 was between 2.3 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 10.3 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
  • January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
  • February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
  • May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
  • July 29 » Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
  • September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
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• 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
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• 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)