Genealogy Petroucic » Maria Marcondes de Moura (1922-1996)

Day of marriage June 21, 1947

• The temperature on June 21, 1947 was between 11.9 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
  • September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
  • October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
  • November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
  • December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
  • December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.

Day of death November 8, 1996

• The temperature on November 8, 1996 was between 3.4 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (86%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
  • April 4 » Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
  • May 10 » A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.
  • May 21 » The ferry MVBukoba sinks in Tanzanian waters on Lake Victoria, killing nearly 1,000.
  • June 25 » The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
  • September 27 » Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.
  • November 20 » A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1994 » Michael O'Donoghue, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 1998 » Jean Marais, French actor and director (b. 1913)
• 1998 » John Hunt, Baron Hunt, English colonel, mountaineer, and academic (b. 1910)
• 1998 » Rumer Godden, English author and poet (b. 1907)
• 1999 » Leon Štukelj, Slovenian gymnast and judge (b. 1898)
• 1999 » Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1941)