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Sources

  1. Geboorteregister 1885, Kollumerland c.a.
  2. Overlijdensregister Grootegast 1959

Historical events

Birthday April 20, 1885

  • The temperature on April 20, 1885 was about 16.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 26 » Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.
    • February 18 » Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the United States.
    • February 21 » The newly completed Washington Monument is dedicated.
    • March 30 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.
    • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
    • November 17 » Serbo-Bulgarian War: The decisive Battle of Slivnitsa begins.

Day of death December 19, 1959

  • The temperature on December 19, 1959 was between 1.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
    • January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
    • July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
    • July 29 » First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
    • October 7 » The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
    • November 2 » The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the United Kingdom, is opened between the present junctions 5 and 18, along with the M10 motorway and M45 motorway.
    • November 21 » American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.


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