Family tree Eilander » Berend van Apeldoorn (1917-1981)

Day of marriage April 29, 1942

• The temperature on April 29, 1942 was between 3.2 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
  • April 17 » French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
  • August 7 » World War II: The Battle of Guadalcanal begins as the United States Marines initiate the first American offensive of the war with landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
  • November 8 » World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers.
  • November 27 » World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.
  • December 2 » World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

Day of death June 30, 1981

• The temperature on June 30, 1981 was between 8.6 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • March 11 » Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
  • August 24 » Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
  • September 1 » A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko.
  • October 3 » The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
  • October 14 » Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
  • November 12 » Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (b. 1904)
• 1973 » Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr (b. 1903)
• 1974 » Alberta Williams King, Civil rights activist (b. 1904)
• 1976 » Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1898)
• 1984 » Lillian Hellman, American author and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1985 » Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (b. 1933)