Sherren Family Tree » John Lee Whitmire (1924-2006)

Day of marriage August 13, 1950

• The temperature on August 13, 1950 was between 13.2 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 26 » The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
  • March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
  • March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
  • August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
  • November 13 » General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.
  • December 17 » The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.

Day of death December 6, 2006

• The temperature on December 6, 2006 was between 6.7 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 6 » Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
  • July 1 » The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway is conducted in China.
  • July 6 » The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
  • August 14 » Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chencholai bombing by Sri Lankan Air Force air strike.
  • August 24 » The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
  • August 31 » Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Guatemalan general and politician, President of Guatemala (b. 1918)
• 2005 » Charly Gaul, Luxembourger cyclist (b. 1932)
• 2005 » Danny Williams, South African singer (b. 1942)
• 2005 » Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923)
• 2005 » William P. Yarborough, American general (b. 1912)
• 2006 » John Feeney, New Zealand director and producer (b. 1922)