Downs Tree » Margie Belle Martin (1934-2011)

Day of marriage July 24, 1950

• The temperature on July 24, 1950 was between 13.7 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 23 » The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
  • May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
  • August 25 » President Harry Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
  • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
  • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
  • December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.

Day of death November 20, 2011

• The temperature on November 20, 2011 was between -0.5 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • March 12 » A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
  • May 16 » STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour.
  • July 10 » Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in Volga near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths.
  • September 17 » Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
  • September 20 » The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
  • December 13 » A murder–suicide in Liège, Belgium, kills six and wounds 125 people at a Christmas market.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2009 » Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer (b. 1925)
• 2010 » Chalmers Johnson, American author and scholar (b. 1931)
• 2012 » Ivan Kušan, Croatian writer (b. 1933)
• 2012 » Kaspars Astašenko, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1975)
• 2012 » Pete La Roca, American jazz drummer (b. 1938)
• 2012 » William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (b. 1914)