Genealogy Hooijboer, Vos » Adrianus Wilhelmus "Ad, ook 'Broer'" Vos (1922-2007)

Day of marriage March 9, 1949

• The temperature on March 9, 1949 was between -6 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
  • February 17 » Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel.
  • 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 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • August 24 » The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
  • December 10 » Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
  • December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

Day of death December 12, 2007

• The temperature on December 12, 2007 was between -1.0 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Bulgaria and Romania join the EU.
  • April 18 » A series of bombings, two of them being suicides, occur in Baghdad, killing 198 and injuring 251.
  • July 17 » TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo–Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people.
  • August 3 » Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
  • September 10 » Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.
  • September 18 » Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.

Source: Wikipedia

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