Dreyer Tree » Bernardus Rudolph Dreyer (1934-2005)

Day of marriage August 17, 1955

• The temperature on August 17, 1955 was between 13.1 °C and 25.6 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
  • February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
  • March 2 » Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
  • July 15 » Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
  • August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
  • August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.

Day of death May 1, 2005

• The temperature on May 1, 2005 was between 9.7 °C and 28.5 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • May 21 » The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
  • July 2 » The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
  • July 20 » The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
  • September 16 » The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
  • October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
  • November 9 » Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, Indian poet and author (b. 1908)
• 2003 » Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler and manager (b. 1960)
• 2003 » Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (b. 1923)
• 2005 » Kenneth Clark, American psychologist and academic (b. 1914)
• 2008 » Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (b. 1909)
• 2008 » Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (b. 1917)