Family tree Jense, Smeele, Kromwijk en Granneman » Johanna Maria Theresia Smeelen (± 1880-1955)

Day of death December 4, 1955

• The temperature on December 4, 1955 was between 2.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
  • August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
  • September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
  • November 19 » National Review publishes its first issue.
  • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.
  • December 14 » Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Libya, Nepal, Portugal, Romania and Spain join the United Nations through United Nations Security Council Resolution 109.

Source: Wikipedia

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