Hjort family tree » Alf Monrad (1933-2009)

Day of marriage November 16, 1957

• The temperature on November 16, 1957 was between 4.2 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
  • January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
  • March 8 » The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
  • July 1 » The International Geophysical Year begins.
  • August 1 » The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
  • October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
  • October 3 » The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.

Day of death August 27, 2009

• The temperature on August 27, 2009 was between 15.1 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily 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 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.
  • March 23 » FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot.
  • April 3 » Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
  • June 22 » A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.
  • August 26 » Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.
  • September 9 » The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
  • October 3 » Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join together in the Turkic Council.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 2006 » Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (b. 1969) (Napalm Death)
• 2007 » Emma Penella, Spanish actress (b. 1930)
• 2009 » Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and poet (b. 1913)
• 2010 » Anton Geesink, Dutch martial artist (b. 1934)
• 2010 » Luna Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)