Family tree Klavers » Anna Stuut (1882-1920)

Day of marriage December 7, 1907

• The temperature on December 7, 1907 was between -1.1 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
  • October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
  • October 22 » A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.
  • November 9 » The Cullinan Diamond is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday.

Day of death June 21, 1920

• The temperature on June 21, 1920 was between 10.2 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 10.3 mm of rain. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
  • July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
  • August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
  • September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
  • October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.
  • October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1908 » Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1844)
• 1914 » Bertha von Suttner, Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
• 1929 » Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse, English sociologist, journalist, and academic (b. 1864)
• 1934 » Thorne Smith, American author (b. 1892)
• 1940 » Édouard Vuillard, French painter (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1881)