Lazarus tree » Sophie (Sophia) Weingarden (1899-1975)

Day of death February 5, 1975

• The temperature on February 5, 1975 was between -3.3 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal.
  • June 5 » The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on membership of the European Economic Community (EEC).
  • June 29 » Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of Apple I computer.
  • July 5 » Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title.
  • July 30 » Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.
  • September 16 » The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.

Source: Wikipedia

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