Eijsermans family tree » Cornelis van der Velden (± 1886-1960)

Day of death October 19, 1960

• The temperature on October 19, 1960 was between 5.9 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
  • January 30 » The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties.
  • March 17 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
  • July 20 » The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USSGeorge Washington, for the first time.
  • July 28 » The German Volkswagen Act came into force.
  • December 15 » King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country's constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.

Source: Wikipedia

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