Family tree Van Rijn » Johanna Cornelia van Leusden (1888-1953)

Day of marriage January 30, 1931

• The temperature on January 30, 1931 was between -0.2 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
  • March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
  • March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
  • August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
  • November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
  • December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.

Day of death January 22, 1953

• The temperature on January 22, 1953 was between 3.7 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later.
  • July 26 » Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
  • July 27 » Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
  • November 21 » The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
  • November 23 » Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior.
  • December 8 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1949 » William Thomas Walsh, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1891)
• 1950 » Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (b. 1892)
• 1951 » Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (b. 1883)
• 1955 » Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American athlete (b. 1892)
• 1957 » Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic (b. 1876)
• 1959 » Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (b. 1929)