Ancestors Jacobus Johannes van Rijn » Pieter Jan Vreugdenhil (1954-)

Birthday March 28, 1954

• The average temperature on March 28, 1954 was 6.6 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
  • January 20 » In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations.
  • April 1 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
  • August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
  • August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
  • September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
  • September 30 » The U.S. Navy submarine USSNautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1952 » Keith Ashfield, Canadian politician († 2018)
• 1953 » Melchior Ndadaye, Burundian banker and politician, 4th President of Burundi († 1993)
• 1953 » Rosemary Ashe, British actress and singer
• 1954 » Donald Brown, American pianist and educator
• 1955 » John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Northern Irish psychiatrist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• 1955 » Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress