Family tree Weening » Harmen Dijkstra (1890-1971)

Day of marriage May 23, 1918

• The temperature on May 23, 1918 was between 9.0 °C and 26.1 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • January 28 » Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
  • January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
  • February 25 » German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
  • March 31 » Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time.
  • August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
  • November 11 » Emperor Charles I of Austria relinquishes power.

Day of death March 18, 1971

• The temperature on March 18, 1971 was between 5.7 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (8%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
  • February 27 » Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions.
  • April 1 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
  • April 19 » Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
  • July 12 » The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
  • August 21 » A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
• 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)
• 1973 » Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880)
• 1977 » Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1977 » Marien Ngouabi, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. 1938)
• 1978 » Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)