Family tree Weening » Freerkje van der Meer (1899-1966)

Christening day July 1, 1900

• The temperature on July 1, 1900 was about 15.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
  • May 1 » The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
  • May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
  • May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
  • June 18 » Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
  • July 2 » Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.

Day of marriage November 22, 1923

• The temperature on November 22, 1923 was between 0.3 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
  • April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
  • July 1 » The Parliament of Canada suspends all Chinese immigration.
  • September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
  • September 4 » Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USSShenandoah.
  • October 15 » The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.

Day of death February 9, 1966

• The temperature on February 9, 1966 was between -4.3 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged -1.2 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  • February 26 » Apollo program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket
  • March 10 » Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation.
  • August 1 » Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
  • November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
  • November 30 » Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (b. 1868)
• 1960 » Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (b. 1870)
• 1960 » Ernő Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1877)
• 1965 » Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, Bangladeshi theologian and educator (b. 1874)
• 1966 » Sophie Tucker, Russian-born American singer (b. 1884)
• 1969 » George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor and singer (b. 1885)