Dreyer Tree » Susanna Elizabeth Swanepoel (1917-1989)

Day of marriage September 17, 1940

• The temperature on September 17, 1940 was between 13.4 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
  • May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
  • May 15 » Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
  • June 14 » Seven hundred twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
  • September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
  • November 7 » In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
  • November 22 » World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.

Day of death May 13, 1989

• The temperature on May 13, 1989 was between 5.9 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• 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 1989: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
  • February 3 » A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954.
  • February 8 » Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport (Azores) killing all 144 passengers on board.
  • February 10 » Ron Brown is elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American to lead a major American political party.
  • July 19 » United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111.
  • October 3 » A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed.
  • December 28 » A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.

Source: Wikipedia

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