Stephenson Family Tree » Sergius Joseph Louden (1887-1939)

Day of marriage May 23, 1920

• The temperature on May 23, 1920 was between 5.0 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
  • January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
  • February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
  • May 7 » Treaty of Moscow: Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later.
  • August 11 » The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
  • September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.

Day of death November 3, 1939

• The temperature on November 3, 1939 was between 3.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • March 17 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins.
  • September 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
  • September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
  • September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
  • September 19 » World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
  • December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1926 » Annie Oakley, American entertainer and target shooter (b. 1860)
• 1927 » Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod, Czech journalist and author (b. 1860)
• 1929 » Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (b. 1883)
• 1933 » Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (b. 1853)
• 1939 » Charles Tournemire, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
• 1949 » Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (b. 1861)