Genealogy Schimmel » Gerardus Hermanus van Westerlaak (± 1928-1962)

Day of death April 22, 1962

• The temperature on April 22, 1962 was between 6.8 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • February 7 » The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
  • February 16 » Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
  • July 10 » Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
  • August 30 » Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
  • September 13 » An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
  • September 20 » James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.

Source: Wikipedia

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