Eijsermans family tree » Adrianus Johannes Francisus "Ad" Kolsteren (1938-2020)

Christening day September 2, 1938

• The temperature on September 2, 1938 was between 6.0 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • February 11 » BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
  • June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
  • June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
  • July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
  • November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.
  • December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

Day of marriage April 10, 1964

• The temperature on April 10, 1964 was between 1.5 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.
  • July 27 » Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
  • October 1 » Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
  • October 14 » Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
  • October 16 » Leonid Brezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while Alexei Kosygin becomes the head of government.
  • November 21 » Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.

Source: Wikipedia

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