West-Europese adel » Henriëtte Johanna Adelheid "Henriëtte" van Pallandt (1890-1962)

Day of marriage April 29, 1915

• The temperature on April 29, 1915 was between 4.4 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • January 24 » World War I: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
  • January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
  • April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
  • April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
  • June 9 » William Jennings Bryan resigns as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State over a disagreement regarding the United States' handling of the sinking of the RMSLusitania.
  • August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.

Day of death July 15, 1962

• The temperature on July 15, 1962 was between 13.6 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • February 7 » The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
  • March 2 » In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
  • July 1 » Independence of Rwanda and Burundi.
  • July 6 » As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
  • August 7 » Canadian-born American pharmacologist Frances Oldham Kelsey awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her refusal to authorize thalidomide.
  • August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1959 » Vance Palmer, Australian author and critic (b. 1885)
• 1960 » Lawrence Tibbett, American singer and actor (b. 1896)
• 1960 » Set Persson, Swedish politician (b. 1897)
• 1961 » - Nina Bari, Russian mathematician (b. 1901)
• 1961 » John Edward Brownlee, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Alberta (b. 1884)