Family tree Verloop » Catharina (Katrien) VERLOOP (1889-1974)

Day of marriage February 3, 1916

• The temperature on February 3, 1916 was between -0.5 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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.
  • January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
  • March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
  • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
  • April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
  • November 5 » The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.
  • December 30 » The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.

Day of death April 27, 1974

• The temperature on April 27, 1974 was between -0.2 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • March 9 » The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.
  • July 26 » Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule.
  • August 8 » President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
  • September 8 » Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford signs the pardon of Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
  • November 20 » The first fatal crash of a Boeing 747 occurs when Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes while attempting to takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 59 out of the 157 people on board.
  • November 21 » The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1967 » William Douglas Cook, New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884)
• 1969 » René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)
• 1970 » Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)
• 1972 » Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909)
• 1973 » Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914)
• 1977 » Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)