Family tree Driessen » Johannes Augustinus Maria Fredericus Smits (1902-1967)

Day of marriage October 18, 1927

• The temperature on October 18, 1927 was between 3.0 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
  • April 7 » The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
  • April 23 » Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
  • May 27 » The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
  • December 3 » Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
  • December 19 » Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy.

Day of death May 6, 1967

• The temperature on May 6, 1967 was between 7.2 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
  • March 12 » Suharto takes power from Sukarno when the People's Consultative Assembly inaugurate him as Acting President of Indonesia.
  • March 26 » Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
  • June 2 » Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
  • October 10 » The Outer Space Treaty comes into force.
  • November 14 » The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman".

Source: Wikipedia

• 1961 » Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
• 1963 » Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)
• 1963 » Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)
• 1967 » Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)
• 1970 » Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)