Family tree Klavers » Grietje Benjamins (1872-1953)

Day of marriage April 26, 1893

• The temperature on April 26, 1893 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.
  • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
  • June 5 » The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
  • June 22 » The Royal Navy battleship HMSCamperdown accidentally rams the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship HMSVictoria which sinks taking 358 crew with her, including the fleet's commander, Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon.
  • November 1 » The Battle of Bembezi took place and was the most decisive battle won by the British in the First Matabele War of 1893.
  • December 23 » The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

Day of death November 14, 1953

• The temperature on November 14, 1953 was between 10.3 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Batepá massacre occurred in São Tomé when the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners unleashed a wave of violence against the native creoles known as forros.
  • June 18 » The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
  • July 26 » Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid.
  • August 12 » The first testing of a real thermonuclear weapon (not test devices): The Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of "RDS-6s" (Joe 4), the first Soviet thermonuclear bomb.
  • August 17 » Addiction: First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
  • August 19 » Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1937 » Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Trafford Leigh-Mallory, English air marshal (b. 1892)
• 1946 » Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1876)
• 1947 » Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler and composer (b. 1873)
• 1966 » Peter Baker, English captain, author, and politician (b. 1921)