Family tree Van 't Schip, Van Schip, Van het Schip » Hendrikus Machiel Pont (1896-1950)

Day of marriage October 6, 1920

• The temperature on October 6, 1920 was between 11.2 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
  • January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
  • February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
  • April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
  • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
  • December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5M_w , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.

Day of death August 1, 1950

• The temperature on August 1, 1950 was between 12.0 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
  • January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
  • May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
  • June 28 » Korean War: North Korean Army conducts the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
  • September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
  • November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.

Day of burial August 7, 1950

• The temperature on August 7, 1950 was between 12.9 °C and 25.7 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • May 19 » A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
  • July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
  • August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
  • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
  • November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1938 » Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter and academic (b. 1862)
• 1943 » Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1921)
• 1944 » Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (b. 1878)
• 1959 » Jean Behra, French race car driver (b. 1921)
• 1963 » Theodore Roethke, American poet (b. 1908)
• 1966 » Charles Whitman, American murderer (b. 1941)