Genealogy Pot en Smit » CHRISTINA WILHELMINA van HAALEN (1925-1996)

Day of marriage November 25, 1950

• The temperature on November 25, 1950 was between 1.8 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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)
• 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
  • July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
  • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • September 15 » Korean War: The U.S. X Corps lands at Inchon.
  • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
  • October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.

Day of death April 28, 1996

• The temperature on April 28, 1996 was between 5.9 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 9 » First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
  • February 24 » Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
  • March 18 » A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
  • July 28 » The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
  • August 6 » The Ramones played their farewell concert at The Palace, Los Angeles, CA.
  • August 29 » Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1918)
• 1993 » Jim Valvano, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)
• 1994 » Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
• 1996 » Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (b. 1913)
• 1997 » Ann Petry, American novelist (b. 1908)
• 1998 » Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (b. 1923)