Family tree Hitters » Gerardus Mathias Gerdina "Ger" Hitters (1953-1980)

Christening day January 3, 1953

• The temperature on January 3, 1953 was between -8.1 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -4.7 °C. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
  • February 3 » The Batepá massacre occurred in São Tomé when the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners unleashed a wave of violence against the native creoles known as forros.
  • February 11 » Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
  • February 28 » James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have determined the chemical structure of DNA; the formal announcement takes place on April 25 following publication in April's Nature (pub. April 2).
  • June 2 » The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, the first major international event to be televised.
  • August 22 » The penal colony on Devil's Island is permanently closed.
  • October 1 » A Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.

Day of death March 29, 1980

• The temperature on March 29, 1980 was between 5.6 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 7.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
• 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 year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • January 27 » Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
  • July 7 » Institution of sharia law in Iran.
  • August 14 » Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.
  • September 30 » Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
  • November 4 » Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th President of The United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
  • December 2 » Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.

Day of cremation April 2, 1980

• The temperature on April 2, 1980 was between 4.6 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. 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)
• 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 year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • February 24 » The United States Olympic hockey team completes its Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4–2 to win the gold medal.
  • March 23 » Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
  • April 30 » The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.
  • May 17 » On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
  • July 8 » The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
  • October 2 » Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1980 » Mantovani, Italian-English conductor and composer (b. 1905)
• 1981 » Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1911)
• 1982 » Carl Orff, German composer and educator (b. 1895)
• 1982 » Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (b. 1897)
• 1982 » Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission (b. 1901)
• 1985 » Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1911)