More like a forest than a tree! » Cyril Richard Ernest MURFET (1903-1990)

Day of marriage August 3, 1928

• The temperature on August 3, 1928 was between 7.1 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
  • March 12 » In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people.
  • July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
  • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
  • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
  • November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.

Day of death May 13, 1990

• The temperature on May 13, 1990 was between 9.8 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
  • April 7 » Iran–Contra affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal (the conviction is later reversed on appeal).
  • April 11 » Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq.
  • June 20 » The 7.4 M_w  Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000.
  • June 30 » East Germany and West Germany merge their economies.
  • September 9 » Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1985 » Leatrice Joy, American actress (b. 1893)
• 1985 » Richard Ellmann, American literary critic and biographer (b. 1918)
• 1988 » Chet Baker, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1929)
• 1992 » F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor (b. 1909)
• 1994 » Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver (b. 1920)
• 1994 » John Swainson, Canadian-American jurist and politician, 42nd Governor of Michigan (b. 1925)