Family tree Van Son-Herkhoff-Drooger » Johannes Drooger (1893-1959)

Day of marriage April 13, 1916

• The temperature on April 13, 1916 was between 6.2 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Both Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft, receive the German Empire's highest military award, the Pour le Mérite as the first German aviators to earn it.
  • April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
  • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
  • July 1 » World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
  • August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
  • August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.

Day of death November 3, 1959

• The temperature on November 3, 1959 was between 3.0 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • February 19 » The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
  • February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
  • April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
  • May 4 » The 1st Annual Grammy Awards are held.
  • October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”
  • November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1954 » Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (b. 1869)
• 1956 » Jean Metzinger, French artist, (b. 1883)
• 1957 » Wilhelm Reich, Ukrainian-Austrian psychotherapist and author (b. 1897)
• 1960 » Paul Willis, American actor and director (b. 1901)
• 1962 » L. O. Wenckebach, Dutch sculptor and painter (b. 1895)
• 1968 » Vern Stephens, American baseball player (b. 1920)