Family tree Van Weeghel » Gerritje Bax (1907-1968)

Day of marriage April 2, 1930

• The temperature on April 2, 1930 was between 3.6 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
  • July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
  • August 7 » The last confirmed lynching of blacks in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are killed.
  • September 27 » Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
  • December 7 » W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.
  • December 16 » Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery, in Clinton, Indiana.
  • December 29 » Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.

Day of death June 2, 1968

• The temperature on June 2, 1968 was between 10.8 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 24 » Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
  • January 31 » Nauru gains independence from Australia.
  • February 17 » In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
  • November 17 » Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
  • November 23 » 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football game: Harvard Crimson rallies to tie Yale Bulldogs 29–29 at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • December 16 » Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1967 » Benno Ohnesorg, German student and activist (b. 1940)
• 1968 » André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
• 1969 » Leo Gorcey, American actor (b. 1917)
• 1970 » Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1970 » Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (b. 1937)
• 1970 » Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (b. 1914)