Family tree Weening » Grietje van Velsen (1896-1954)

Day of marriage March 17, 1921

• The temperature on March 17, 1921 was between 2.2 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
  • February 12 » Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia.
  • March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
  • August 23 » British airship R-38 experiences structural failure over Hull in England and crashes in the Humber Estuary. Of her 49 British and American training crew, only four survive.
  • September 7 » The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
  • October 26 » The Chicago Theatre opens.

Day of death December 8, 1954

• The temperature on December 8, 1954 was between -1.1 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
  • March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
  • April 1 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
  • April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
  • May 17 » The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
  • July 4 » Rationing ends in the United Kingdom.
  • July 20 » Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1952 » Charles Lightoller, English sailor (b. 1874)
• 1954 » Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Gladys George, American actress (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908)