Dreyer Tree » Maria Elizabeth Prinsloo (1914-1973)

Day of marriage July 1, 1950

• The temperature on July 1, 1950 was between 9.7 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
  • March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
  • July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
  • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
  • November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
  • November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

Day of death June 14, 1973

• The temperature on June 14, 1973 was between 4.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 15.2 hours of sunshine (91%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.
  • January 22 » The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
  • February 21 » Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people.
  • May 17 » Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
  • June 27 » The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship.
  • November 4 » The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1968 » Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1901)
• 1972 » Dündar Taşer, Turkish soldier and politician (b. 1925)
• 1977 » Alan Reed, American actor, original voice of Fred Flintstone (b.1907)
• 1977 » Robert Middleton, American actor (b. 1911)
• 1979 » Ahmad Zahir, Afghan singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
• 1980 » Charles Miller, American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1939)