Family tree Weening » Dirk Hendrik Roemers (1897-1971)

Day of marriage April 1, 1920

• The temperature on April 1, 1920 was between 3.4 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
  • February 20 » An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
  • July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
  • November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
  • December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.
  • December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.

Day of death April 16, 1971

• The temperature on April 16, 1971 was between 4.4 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • February 2 » The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
  • June 7 » The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
  • August 15 » Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  • October 21 » A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
  • December 1 » Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.
  • December 14 » Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)

Source: Wikipedia

• 1969 » Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator and painter (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Péter Veres, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (b. 1897)
• 1970 » Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (b. 1892)
• 1972 » Frank O'Connor, Australian public servant (b. 1894)
• 1972 » Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
• 1973 » István Kertész, Hungarian conductor and educator (b. 1929)