Family tree Weening » Lucas Havinga (1888-1978)

Day of marriage March 11, 1920

• The average temperature on March 11, 1920 was 3.1 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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.
  • February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
  • March 13 » The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.
  • March 19 » The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
  • June 11 » During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".
  • July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
  • August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.

Day of death December 16, 1978

• The temperature on December 16, 1978 was between -1.1 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
  • January 13 » United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
  • March 22 » Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • April 27 » The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
  • May 4 » The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
  • July 11 » Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
  • September 25 » PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1974 » Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)
• 1976 » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
• 1977 » Risto Jarva, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
• 1980 » Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC (b. 1890)
• 1980 » Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer (b. 1900)
• 1982 » Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (b. 1928)