Family tree Van Dijk » Wilhelmus Godefridus van der Aa (1902-1973)

Day of marriage August 13, 1928

• The temperature on August 13, 1928 was between 12.0 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
  • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
  • November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.

Day of death August 3, 1973

• The temperature on August 3, 1973 was between 11.0 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • March 24 » Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles.
  • April 4 » A Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, makes the last flight of Operation Homecoming.
  • April 4 » The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City are officially dedicated.
  • May 3 » The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
  • July 25 » Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
  • December 18 » Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1969 » Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1889)
• 1972 » Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (b. 1913)
• 1973 » Richard Marshall, American general (b. 1895)
• 1974 » Edgar Johan Kuusik, Estonian architect and interior designer (b. 1888)
• 1975 » Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (b. 1901)
• 1977 » Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (b. 1913)