Family tree Brijer » Willem Gelens (1948-2019)
Personal data Willem Gelens
- He was born on August 14, 1948 in 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland.
- He died on January 11, 2019 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland, he was 70 years old.
- A child of Peter Gelens and ??
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Birthday August 14, 1948
- The temperature on August 14, 1948 was between 13.3 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- 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 1948: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
- March 20 » With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
- April 28 » Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
- May 13 » Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.
- June 9 » Foundation of the International Council on Archives under the auspices of the UNESCO.
- July 31 » USSNevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
- September 22 » Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
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