Family tree Weening » Meike Anje Kleefman (1902-1973)

Day of marriage February 16, 1927

• The temperature on February 16, 1927 was between -1.9 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
  • April 23 » Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
  • May 27 » The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
  • July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
  • October 4 » Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore.
  • December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.

Day of death August 24, 1973

• The temperature on August 24, 1973 was between 9.8 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • April 1 » Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
  • May 11 » Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
  • July 12 » A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
  • September 11 » A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.
  • September 23 » Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
  • December 1 » Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1967 » Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (b. 1882)
• 1974 » Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910)
• 1979 » Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (b. 1912)
• 1980 » Yootha Joyce, English actress (b. 1927)