Wernke family tree » Pieter Leendert Rijsdijk (1914-)

Birthday September 12, 1914

• The temperature on September 12, 1914 was between 9.5 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 14.4 mm of rain. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 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 year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • August 5 » In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
  • September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
  • September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
  • September 26 » The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
  • November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
  • December 24 » World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins.

Source: Wikipedia

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