Family tree Meijs » Marcus Matthias Meijs (1911-1950)

Day of marriage November 20, 1940

• The temperature on November 20, 1940 was between 2.7 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
  • May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
  • May 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
  • July 27 » The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
  • August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
  • November 16 » New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.

Day of death July 2, 1950

• The temperature on July 2, 1950 was between 8.7 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
  • April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
  • May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
  • June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
  • September 4 » Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
  • November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

Day of burial July 6, 1950

• The temperature on July 6, 1950 was between 14.8 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
  • June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
  • July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
  • October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
  • October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
  • December 17 » The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1950 » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
• 1955 » Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
• 1961 » Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
• 1963 » Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929)
• 1966 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)