Eijsermans family tree » Anna Maria Heijnen (1869-1946)

Day of death December 29, 1946

• The temperature on December 29, 1946 was between -0.2 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• 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 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • February 12 » World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
  • April 29 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
  • June 5 » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
  • July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
  • December 20 » The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.
  • December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.

Source: Wikipedia

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