Family tree Weening » Hendrik Postma (1896-1960)

Day of marriage January 5, 1918

• The temperature on January 5, 1918 was between 1.0 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 9 » Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.
  • 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.
  • March 3 » Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
  • April 20 » Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
  • August 13 » Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
  • November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.

Day of death November 26, 1960

• The temperature on November 26, 1960 was between 10.3 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people.
  • March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
  • April 9 » Dr Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer, David Pratt in Johannesburg.
  • April 15 » At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
  • August 1 » Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
  • October 12 » Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1952 » Sven Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer (b. 1865)
• 1954 » Bill Doak, American baseball player and coach (b. 1891)
• 1956 » Tommy Dorsey, American trombonist, trumpet player, and composer (b. 1905)
• 1959 » Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1875)
• 1962 » Albert Sarraut, French lawyer and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
• 1963 » Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian soprano (b. 1882)