January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
Day of marriage May 25, 1927
The temperature on May 25, 1927 was between 4.8 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
April 7 » The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
April 14 » The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
May 20 » Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
June 13 » Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
December 19 » Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.
Day of death October 5, 1979
The temperature on October 5, 1979 was between 12.4 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 13 » The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état.
July 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
September 7 » The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5billion to avoid bankruptcy.
September 16 » The Sugarhill Gang were formed and rappers delight was released.
October 15 » Supporters of the Malta Labour Party ransack and destroy the Times of Malta building and other locations associated with the Nationalist Party.
December 4 » The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
Day of burial October 9, 1979
The temperature on October 9, 1979 was between 13.8 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
February 20 » An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
April 1 » Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
June 20 » ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime.
October 17 » The Department of Education Organization Act creates the US Department of Education.
December 23 » Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.
December 27 » The Soviet Union invades the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin: aart van rumpt , "Family tree Van Rumpt", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/van-rumpt-stamboom/I172157.php : accessed March 6, 2026), "Dirk Rietveld (1903-1979)".
Copy warning
Genealogical publications are copyright protected. Although data is often retrieved from public archives, the searching, interpreting, collecting, selecting and sorting of the data results in a unique product. Copyright protected work may not simply be copied or republished.
Please stick to the following rules
Request permission to copy data or at least inform the author, chances are that the author gives permission, often the contact also leads to more exchange of data.
Do not use this data until you have checked it, preferably at the source (the archives).
State from whom you have copied the data and ideally also his/her original source.