Family tree Weening » Aafke Beukema (1896-1988)

Day of marriage May 10, 1917

• The temperature on May 10, 1917 was between 3.5 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
  • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
  • May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
  • June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
  • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
  • December 7 » World War I: The United States declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Day of death June 28, 1988

• The temperature on June 28, 1988 was between 12.1 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • February 6 » Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
  • March 14 » In the Johnson South Reef Skirmish Chinese forces defeat Vietnamese forces in an altercation over control of one of the Spratly Islands.
  • May 9 » New Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
  • August 1 » A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
  • November 2 » The Morris worm, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT.
  • December 7 » The 6.8 M_s  Armenian earthquake shakes the northern part of the country with a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating), killing 25,000–50,000 and injuring 31,000–130,000.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1983 » Alf Francis, German-English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (b. 1918)
• 1984 » Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (b. 1917)
• 1985 » Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)
• 1989 » Joris Ivens, Dutch journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1992 » Guy Nève, Belgian racing driver (b. 1955)
• 1992 » Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (b. 1936)