Family tree Weening » Frykje Buma (1900-1991)

Day of marriage May 16, 1924

• The temperature on May 16, 1924 was between 6.7 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
  • March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
  • October 27 » The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.
  • November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
  • December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.
  • December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.

Day of death February 5, 1991

• The temperature on February 5, 1991 was between -4.5 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 2 » Sharon Pratt Kelly becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
  • May 24 » Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
  • July 11 » Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.
  • July 31 » The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.
  • August 25 » Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
  • September 5 » The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1989 » Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (b. 1937)
• 1991 » Dean Jagger, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1992 » Miguel Rolando Covian, Argentinian-Brazilian physiologist and academic (b. 1913)
• 1993 » Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909)
• 1993 » Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1922)
• 1993 » William Pène du Bois, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)