Family tree Klavers » Egbert van Halen (1924-< 2023)

Birthday March 4, 1924

• The temperature on March 4, 1924 was between -1.1 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (30%). 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
  • April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
  • September 17 » The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.
  • September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
  • November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
  • December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1923 » Francis King, English author and poet († 2011)
• 1923 » Patrick Moore, English astronomer and television host († 2012)
• 1923 » Russell Freeburg, American journalist and author
• 1924 » Kenneth O'Donnell, American soldier and politician († 1977)
• 1925 » Alan R. Battersby, English chemist and academic († 2018)
• 1925 » Paul Mauriat, French conductor and composer († 2006)