Family tree Dessing » Johannes Petrus Dessing (1930-1968)

Day of marriage May 11, 1955

• The temperature on May 11, 1955 was between 3.1 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • April 15 » McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
  • April 24 » The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
  • May 14 » Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
  • June 11 » Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
  • June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  • December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.

Day of death May 3, 1968

• The temperature on May 3, 1968 was between 6.5 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • March 21 » Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO.
  • June 11 » Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
  • July 1 » Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO in the United States.
  • November 1 » The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
  • December 24 » Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.
  • December 25 » Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1958 » Frank Foster, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897)
• 1970 » Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk, Turkish footballer, coach, and pilot (b. 1918)
• 1972 » Bruce Cabot, American actor (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (b. 1883)
• 1972 » Kenneth Bailey, Australian lawyer and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Canada (b. 1898)