Family tree Klavers » Hendrikje Bremer (1889-1963)

Day of marriage May 1, 1915

• The temperature on May 1, 1915 was between 4.5 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (49%). 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 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The 6.7 M_w  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
  • April 22 » The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
  • May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
  • May 6 » Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.
  • June 9 » William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMSLusitania.
  • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.

Day of death March 3, 1963

• The temperature on March 3, 1963 was between -6.0 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.
  • January 22 » The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
  • September 16 » Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country.
  • October 22 » A BAC One-Eleven prototype airliner crashes in UK with the loss of all on board.
  • December 14 » The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.
  • December 22 » The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (b. 1906)
• 1961 » Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-American pianist (b. 1887)
• 1966 » Alice Pearce, American actress (b. 1917)
• 1966 » Joseph Fields, American playwright, director, and producer (b. 1895)
• 1966 » William Frawley, American actor and vaudevillian (b. 1887)
• 1981 » Rebecca Lancefield, American microbiologist and researcher (b. 1895)