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.
  • March 12 » The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.
  • April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
  • May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
  • August 18 » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
  • 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.
  • January 25 » Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president.
  • February 2 » The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
  • August 18 » Vietnam War: Australia and New Zealand decide to withdraw their troops from Vietnam.
  • September 21 » Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
  • October 21 » A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
  • December 4 » The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.

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)