Family tree Weening » Klaas Hendrik de Jong (1884-1967)

Christening day September 8, 1895

• The temperature on September 8, 1895 was about 17.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1895: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
  • February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
  • March 22 » Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.
  • April 6 » Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
  • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
  • June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."

Day of marriage May 20, 1905

• The temperature on May 20, 1905 was between 8.5 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • June 7 » Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.
  • September 23 » Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
  • October 16 » The Partition of Bengal in India takes place.
  • October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
  • November 12 » Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly independent country.
  • December 15 » The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.

Day of death September 11, 1967

• The temperature on September 11, 1967 was between 5.1 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • March 26 » Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
  • August 24 » Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
  • September 3 » Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
  • September 10 » The people of Gibraltar vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain.
  • November 30 » Pro-Soviet communists in the Philippines establish Malayang Pagkakaisa ng Kabataan Pilipino as its new youth wing.
  • December 4 » Vietnam War: U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1964 » Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Indian poet and critic (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Ralph C. Smedley, American educator, founded Toastmasters International (b. 1878)
• 1966 » Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (b. 1889)
• 1967 » Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer and academic (b. 1904)
• 1968 » René Cogny, French general (b. 1904)
• 1971 » Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician (b. 1894)