Dreyer Tree » Lucas Ignatius Dreyer (1922-2012)

Day of marriage November 10, 1967

• The temperature on November 10, 1967 was between 2.9 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • February 13 » American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
  • March 14 » The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • April 9 » The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.
  • May 24 » Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel.
  • October 2 » Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
  • October 18 » The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.

Day of death January 8, 2012

• The temperature on January 8, 2012 was between 5.5 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
  • February 23 » A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.
  • May 29 » A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
  • August 5 » The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
  • November 17 » At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt.
  • November 22 » Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths.
  • December 19 » Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of South Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

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