Dreyer Tree » Coenraad Johannes Lukas Dreyer (1912-1965)

Day of marriage September 11, 1940

• The temperature on September 11, 1940 was between 6.6 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • February 10 » Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut with Puss Gets the Boot.
  • April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
  • April 9 » World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
  • June 3 » World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
  • June 15 » World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
  • June 22 » World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiègne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918.

Day of death March 12, 1965

• The temperature on March 12, 1965 was between -0.4 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • January 28 » The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.
  • February 9 » The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission.
  • November 2 » Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war.
  • November 8 » The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom, except in cases of high treason, "piracy with violence" (piracy with intent to kill or cause grievous bodily harm), arson in royal dockyards and espionage, as well as other capital offences under military law. The death penalty would be abolished in all cases in 1998.
  • November 9 » A Catholic Worker Movement member, Roger Allen LaPorte, protesting against the Vietnam War, sets himself on fire in front of the United Nations building.
  • December 9 » A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS.

Source: Wikipedia

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