Eijsermans family tree » Alexius Cornelis Johannes Maria van Loon (± 1947-1947)

Day of death March 28, 1947

• The temperature on March 28, 1947 was between 7.2 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
  • March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
  • April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
  • September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
  • October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
  • November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

Source: Wikipedia

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