Family tree of Spijk and her many ancestors » Marinus den Hartog (1895-1917)

Day of death April 10, 1917

• The temperature on April 10, 1917 was between -2.4 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • February 5 » The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
  • March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
  • May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
  • August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
  • September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
  • October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.

Source: Wikipedia

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