Dreyer Tree » Jan Harm Thomas Schutte (1903-1984)

Day of marriage February 17, 1931

• The temperature on February 17, 1931 was between -0.9 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
  • March 23 » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian independence movement.
  • March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
  • March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.
  • April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
  • July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).

Day of death June 17, 1984

• The temperature on June 17, 1984 was between 9.1 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly or heavily clouded 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, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1984: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.4 million citizens.
  • February 29 » Pierre Trudeau announces his retirement as Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister of Canada.
  • May 17 » Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
  • May 27 » The Danube-Black Sea canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the Ceaușescus. It had been under construction since the 1950s.
  • June 8 » Homosexuality is declared legal in the Australian state of New South Wales.
  • September 7 » An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen.
  • September 20 » A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1981 » Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (b. 1889)
• 1981 » Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (b. 1889)
• 1982 » Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (b. 1920)
• 1983 » Peter Mennin, American composer and educator (b. 1923)
• 1985 » John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 1986 » Kate Smith, American singer (b. 1907)