Dreyer Tree » Johan Coenraad Dreyer f10g5 (1895-1963)

Day of marriage May 25, 1926

• The temperature on May 25, 1926 was between 1.4 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1926: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
  • May 9 » Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole (later discovery of Byrd's diary appears to cast some doubt on the claim.)
  • May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
  • May 28 » The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.
  • June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
  • October 14 » The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published.
  • November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.

Day of death November 3, 1963

• The temperature on November 3, 1963 was between 4.0 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
  • April 30 » The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
  • May 11 » Racist bombings in Birmingham, Alabama, disrupt nonviolence in the Birmingham campaign and precipitate a crisis involving federal troops.
  • June 11 » American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
  • August 18 » Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi.
  • November 1 » The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
  • December 7 » Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Source: Wikipedia

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