Genealogy Harssema » Anthonie VOORNEVELD (1902-1968)

Day of marriage May 20, 1931

• The temperature on May 20, 1931 was between 7.6 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
  • February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
  • April 14 » The Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the Second Spanish Republic.
  • May 14 » Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers.
  • August 24 » Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
  • December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.

Day of death November 30, 1968

• The temperature on November 30, 1968 was between 5.5 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • July 1 » The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.
  • August 21 » Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.
  • September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
  • October 16 » Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.
  • December 21 » Apollo program: Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans.
  • December 24 » Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1958 » Hubert Wilkins, Australian pilot, ornithologist, geographer, and explorer (b. 1888)
• 1966 » Salah Suheimat, Jordanian lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
• 1967 » Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet and author (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish actor, author, and academic (b. 1883)
• 1977 » Terence Rattigan, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1911)
• 1979 » Laura Gilpin, American photographer (b.1891)