Sherren Family Tree » Bettie Irene Baker (1926-2007)

Day of marriage August 14, 1950

• The temperature on August 14, 1950 was between 11.7 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
  • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
  • May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
  • September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
  • September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
  • November 1 » Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House.

Day of death October 18, 2007

• The temperature on October 18, 2007 was between 6.0 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 24 » Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
  • July 31 » Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.
  • September 11 » Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.
  • September 13 » The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
  • November 9 » The German Bundestag passes the controversial data retention bill mandating storage of citizens' telecommunications traffic data for six months without probable cause.
  • December 27 » Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (b. 1911)
• 2006 » Mario Francesco Pompedda, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
• 2007 » Alan Coren, English journalist and author (b. 1938)
• 2007 » Lucky Dube, South African singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1964)
• 2007 » Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman, founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (b. 1915)
• 2007 » William J. Crowe, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1925)