Family tree Weening » Ybeltje Wijma (1880-1958)

Day of marriage February 7, 1907

• The temperature on February 7, 1907 was between -12.2 °C and -1 °C and averaged -6.6 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
  • September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.

Day of death September 8, 1958

• The temperature on September 8, 1958 was between 13.2 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 11.6 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
  • January 28 » The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
  • January 31 » Cold War: Space Race: The first successful American satellite detects the Van Allen radiation belt.
  • February 5 » Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.
  • April 26 » Final run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City after 68years, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.
  • August 17 » Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
  • October 7 » The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1949 » Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
• 1954 » André Derain, French painter and sculptor (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman († 1904)
• 1965 » Dorothy Dandridge, American actress and singer (b. 1922)
• 1965 » Hermann Staudinger, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
• 1969 » Bud Collyer, American game show host (b. 1908)