Mitchell/Stewart Tree » Lynn Read Singleton (1921-1994)

Day of marriage October 2, 1940

• The temperature on October 2, 1940 was between 3.8 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • March 18 » World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom.
  • May 24 » Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
  • June 18 » The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
  • August 8 » The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
  • September 9 » George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
  • November 16 » The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.

Day of death October 3, 1994

• The temperature on October 3, 1994 was between 4.2 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 24.8 mm of rain during 12.9 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1994: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
  • February 5 » Markale massacres, more than 60 people are killed and some 200 wounded as a mortar shell explodes in a downtown marketplace in Sarajevo.
  • April 26 » China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
  • April 27 » South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
  • May 5 » American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism.
  • May 17 » Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
  • September 16 » The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1960)
• 1993 » Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (b. 1940)
• 1993 » Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1958)
• 1994 » Dub Taylor, American actor (b. 1907)
• 1994 » John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (b. 1923)
• 1995 » Ma. Po. Si., Indian author and politician (b. 1906)