Family tree Weening » Gerrit Bron (1896-1981)

Day of marriage June 23, 1917

• The temperature on June 23, 1917 was between 10.2 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • March 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
  • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
  • June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
  • July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
  • October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
  • November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.

Day of death September 8, 1981

• The temperature on September 8, 1981 was between 14.1 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • January 2 » One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
  • April 9 » The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USSGeorge Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it.
  • June 18 » The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.
  • July 29 » A worldwide television audience of over 700million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
  • September 3 » The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.
  • November 12 » Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1977 » Zero Mostel, American actor and comedian (b. 1915)
• 1980 » Willard Libby, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
• 1981 » Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 1981 » Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian guru, philosopher, and educator (b. 1897)
• 1981 » Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist (b. 1901)
• 1983 » Antonin Magne, French cyclist (b. 1904)