Lazarus tree » Jean Baptiste Boutinaud (-1962)

Day of death December 1, 1962

• The temperature on December 1, 1962 was between -3.4 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • February 5 » French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
  • March 19 » The Algerian War of Independence ends.
  • May 22 » Continental Airlines Flight 11 crashes after bombs explode on board.
  • May 27 » The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
  • August 6 » Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
  • October 9 » Uganda becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.

Source: Wikipedia

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