Dreyer Tree » Adriana Susara Johanna Adelaar (1903-1992)

Day of marriage January 18, 1936

• The temperature on January 18, 1936 was between -0.8 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
  • June 30 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.
  • July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
  • August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
  • October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
  • November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.

Day of death October 31, 1992

• The temperature on October 31, 1992 was between 3.0 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • January 17 » During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
  • April 27 » The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
  • November 20 » In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50million worth of damage.
  • November 21 » A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes.
  • November 24 » China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.
  • December 3 » A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1991 » Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (b. 1921)
• 1992 » Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (b. 1974)
• 1993 » Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 1993 » River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970)
• 1995 » Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938)