Genealogy familie Kies, Vergoossen, Damen en Midden Limburgse Families » Charles Rudolf Willem Biljardt (1893-1947)

Day of death June 5, 1947

• The temperature on June 5, 1947 was between 11.7 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
  • March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
  • April 16 » Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  • August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
  • December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
  • December 16 » William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

Source: Wikipedia

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