Andersen family tree » Sophia Maria Elizabeth van Eskert (± 1935-1964)

Day of death February 23, 1964

• The temperature on February 23, 1964 was between 1.1 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • April 1 » The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
  • April 11 » Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected President by the National Congress.
  • June 1 » Kenya becomes a republic with Jomo Kenyatta (1897 – 22 August 1978) as its first President (1964 to 1978).
  • October 1 » Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
  • October 1 » The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
  • November 2 » King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal.

Source: Wikipedia

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