Dreyer Tree » Jan Wahl Dreyer b4c2d5e3f1g1h3 (1917-1991)

Day of marriage September 15, 1945

• The temperature on September 15, 1945 was between 13.5 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • February 21 » World War II: the Brazilian Expeditionary Force defeat the German forces in the Battle of Monte Castello on the Italian front.
  • April 9 » The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
  • May 2 » World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin.
  • May 7 » World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.
  • August 6 » World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning.
  • December 24 » Five of nine children become missing after their home in Fayetteville, West Virginia, is burned down.

Day of death November 7, 1991

• The temperature on November 7, 1991 was between 7.8 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 15.9 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
  • January 20 » Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
  • February 13 » Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.
  • June 25 » Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence by referendum from Yugoslavia.
  • August 21 » Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
  • November 12 » Santa Cruz massacre: Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1990 » Lawrence Durrell, British novelist, poet, dramatist, (b. 1912)
• 1990 » Tom Clancy, Irish singer and actor, (b. 1924)
• 1991 » Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (b. 1920)
• 1992 » Alexander Dubček, Slovak soldier and politician (b. 1921)
• 1992 » Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (b. 1927)
• 1993 » Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (b. 1901)