Stambomen van Weeghel en Veneman » Jacob Borst (1891-1920)

Day of marriage April 5, 1916

• The temperature on April 5, 1916 was between 4.2 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
  • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
  • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
  • August 5 » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
  • September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
  • October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.

Day of death April 25, 1920

• The temperature on April 25, 1920 was between 7.3 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 10 » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
  • February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
  • May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
  • July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
  • November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
  • December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1911 » Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (b. 1862)
• 1913 » Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (b. 1859)
• 1915 » Frederick W. Seward, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1830)
• 1919 » Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1836)
• 1923 » Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
• 1928 » Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (b. 1878)