Family tree Weening » Jan de Haan (1890-1950)

Day of marriage July 13, 1912

• The temperature on July 13, 1912 was between 19.2 °C and 29.8 °C and averaged 24.2 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 4 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
  • April 15 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
  • July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
  • September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
  • September 28 » Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
  • October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.

Day of death November 5, 1950

• The temperature on November 5, 1950 was between 3.9 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
  • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
  • September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
  • October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.
  • December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1944 » Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873)
• 1946 » Joseph Stella, Italian-American painter (b. 1877)
• 1950 » Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (b. 1863)
• 1951 » Reggie Walker, South African runner (b. 1889)
• 1955 » Maurice Utrillo, French painter (b. 1883)
• 1956 » Art Tatum, American pianist and composer (b. 1909)