Dreyer Tree » Willem Johannes (Willie) Dreyer b5c1d8e2f2g3h1 (1930-2004)

Day of marriage October 20, 1956

• The temperature on October 20, 1956 was between 10.3 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
  • February 25 » In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
  • April 3 » Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
  • June 30 » A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
  • October 19 » The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
  • October 29 » Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.
  • December 19 » Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges.

Day of death July 17, 2004

• The temperature on July 17, 2004 was between 11.8 °C and 28.7 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 19.9 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
  • February 5 » Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
  • August 13 » One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
  • October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
  • November 6 » An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
  • November 26 » Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.

Source: Wikipedia

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