Bidprentjesverzameling Stichting De Oude Schoenendoos » Harrie Albers (1914-1971)

Day of death October 2, 1971

• The temperature on October 2, 1971 was between 8.1 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (66%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • February 2 » The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
  • March 29 » My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
  • April 19 » Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
  • July 12 » The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
  • October 28 » Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
  • November 23 » Representatives of the People's Republic of China attend the United Nations, including the United Nations Security Council, for the first time.

Source: Wikipedia

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