Family tree Willemsen-Barendsma » Tijs Bestman (1882-1947)

Day of marriage October 12, 1906

• The temperature on October 12, 1906 was between 5.8 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
  • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
  • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
  • September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
  • September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
  • November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.

Day of death December 11, 1947

• The temperature on December 11, 1947 was between -2.2 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
  • January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
  • April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
  • July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
  • November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
  • December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1941 » Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
• 1941 » John Gillespie Magee, Jr., American pilot and poet (b. 1922)
• 1945 » Charles Fabry, French physicist and academic (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and author (b. 1893)
• 1951 » Hijri Dede, Iraqi Turkmen poet and writer (b. 1881)
• 1951 » Mustafa Muğlalı, Turkish general (b. 1882)