Genealogy Slot » Alida Booij (1922-2009)

Day of marriage June 14, 1950

• The temperature on June 14, 1950 was between 14.1 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
  • January 6 » The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
  • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
  • August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
  • October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
  • November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.
  • November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).

Day of death September 22, 2009

• The temperature on September 22, 2009 was between 9.0 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 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 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
  • April 9 » In Tbilisi, Georgia, up to 60,000 people protest against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili.
  • June 12 » Analog television stations (excluding low-powered stations) switch to digital television following the DTV Delay Act.
  • June 19 » War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
  • June 28 » Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.
  • July 4 » The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.

Source: Wikipedia

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