Dreyer Tree » Alfonso Cyril Dreyer (1909-1969)

Day of marriage January 1, 1949

• The temperature on January 1, 1949 was between 1.9 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 4.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 7 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 31 » These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.
  • April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  • April 28 » The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
  • May 6 » EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
  • September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
  • October 25 » The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.

Day of death July 19, 1969

• The temperature on July 19, 1969 was between 8.6 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
  • May 13 » May 13 Incident involving sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • September 26 » Abbey Road, the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released.
  • November 15 » Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
  • November 17 » Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
  • December 4 » Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
  • December 24 » Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1963 » William Andrew, English priest (b. 1884)
• 1965 » Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (b. 1875)
• 1967 » Odell Shepard, American poet and politician, 66th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (b. 1884)
• 1969 » Stratis Myrivilis, Greek soldier and author (b. 1890)
• 1974 » Ernő Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer player and coach (b. 1904)
• 1975 » Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)