Kennedy Family Tree » Phyllis Jean Provost (1921-1981)

Day of marriage May 5, 1941

• The temperature on May 5, 1941 was between 2.5 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • June 27 » Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews.
  • June 27 » World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa.
  • September 4 » World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USSGreer.
  • September 27 » The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
  • December 5 » World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.
  • December 26 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

Day of death June 13, 1981

• The temperature on June 13, 1981 was between 4.2 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • January 10 » Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments
  • July 17 » A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
  • August 24 » Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
  • September 21 » Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
  • September 26 » Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
  • December 19 » Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1979 » Demetrio Stratos, Egyptian-Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1945)
• 1980 » Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and activist (b. 1942)
• 1981 » Olivério Pinto, Brazilian zoologist and physician (b. 1896)
• 1984 » António Variações, Portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
• 1986 » Benny Goodman, American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1909)
• 1987 » Geraldine Page, American actress (b. 1924)