Family tree Weening » Geertje de Waard (1866-1952)

Day of marriage May 17, 1890

• The temperature on May 17, 1890 was about 20.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.
  • March 20 » Prime Minister of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
  • April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
  • November 4 » City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
  • November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
  • December 22 » Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia.

Day of death August 16, 1952

• The temperature on August 16, 1952 was between 12.1 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
  • March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
  • July 3 » The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
  • August 15 » A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
  • September 15 » The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
  • November 25 » Korean War: After 42 days of fighting, the Battle of Triangle Hill ends with Chinese victory, American and South Korean units abandon their attempt to capture the "Iron Triangle".
  • December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral (b. 1891)
• 1948 » Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach (b. 1895)
• 1949 » Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (b. 1900)
• 1952 » Lydia Field Emmet, American painter and academic (b. 1866)
• 1956 » Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)