Family tree Weening » Geert Koning (1911-1990)

Day of marriage May 31, 1937

• The temperature on May 31, 1937 was between 8.1 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
  • April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
  • April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
  • August 2 » The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
  • September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
  • December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

Day of death August 7, 1990

• The temperature on August 7, 1990 was between 9.6 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • March 4 » American basketball player Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during the semifinals of a West Coast Conference Tournament game.
  • March 20 » Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
  • April 24 » STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
  • August 23 » Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
  • September 12 » The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification.
  • September 18 » Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1981 » Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
• 1985 » Grayson Hall, American actress (b. 1922)
• 1987 » Camille Chamoun, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Lebanon (b. 1900)
• 1989 » Mickey Leland, American lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
• 1994 » Larry Martyn, English actor (b. 1934)
• 1995 » Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (b. 1929)