Downs Tree » Norman Lee Savage (1940-2005)

Day of marriage September 17, 1960

• The temperature on September 17, 1960 was between 10.9 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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)
• 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 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Japan and the United States sign the US–Japan Mutual Security Treaty
  • March 17 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
  • May 16 » Theodore Maiman operates the first optical laser (a ruby laser), at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California.
  • June 20 » The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal).
  • August 7 » Ivory Coast becomes independent from France.
  • November 25 » The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.

Day of death December 6, 2005

• The temperature on December 6, 2005 was between 4.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (20%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 8 » The nuclear sub USSSan Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired.
  • February 20 » Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
  • July 23 » Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.
  • July 26 » Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.
  • October 19 » Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
  • October 30 » The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan general and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1918)
• 2005 » Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
• 2005 » Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
• 2005 » Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
• 2005 » William P. Yarborough, American general (b. 1912)
• 2006 » John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)