More like a forest than a tree! » Alexander Douglas CHARTERIS (1892-1967)

Day of marriage April 4, 1917

• The temperature on April 4, 1917 was between -0.7 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
  • June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
  • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
  • October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
  • October 24 » First World War: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat on the Austro-Italian front.
  • November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.

Day of death September 18, 1967

• The temperature on September 18, 1967 was between 8.2 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • January 6 » Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
  • January 27 » Cold War: The Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.
  • August 25 » George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party, is assassinated by a former member of his group.
  • August 30 » Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • November 21 » Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
  • November 30 » South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.

Day of burial September 19, 1967

• The temperature on September 19, 1967 was between 8.3 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • January 23 » Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
  • March 12 » Suharto takes power from Sukarno when the People's Consultative Assembly inaugurate him as Acting President of Indonesia.
  • May 10 » The Northrop M2-F2 crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel Cyborg and TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.
  • June 13 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • September 3 » Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
  • November 30 » The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who becomes its first chairman.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1962 » Therese Neumann, German mystic (b. 1898)
• 1964 » Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (b. 1881)
• 1964 » Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist and memoirist (b. 1880)
• 1967 » John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 1968 » Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1905)
• 1970 » Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1942)