Family tree Weening » Marten Johannes de Wal (1860-1942)

Day of marriage March 6, 1880

• The temperature on March 6, 1880 was about 12.1 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
  • February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
  • May 13 » In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
  • June 7 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
  • August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
  • September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.
  • December 16 » Outbreak of the First Boer War between the Boer South African Republic and the British Empire.

Day of death August 8, 1942

• The temperature on August 8, 1942 was between 12.1 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • May 3 » World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
  • May 9 » Holocaust: The SS executes 588 Jewish residents of the Podolian town of Zinkiv (Khmelnytska oblast, Ukraine). The Zoludek Ghetto (in Belarus) is destroyed and all its inhabitants executed or deported.
  • September 12 » World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life.
  • September 21 » The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
  • November 28 » In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
  • December 4 » World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1934 » Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1863)
• 1937 » Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (b. 1897)
• 1940 » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1944 » Michael Wittmann, German commander (b. 1914)
• 1947 » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)