Family tree Jacobs » Josephina Christina Wilhelmina Maria Ahling (1923-1957)

Day of death May 29, 1957

• The temperature on May 29, 1957 was between 6.1 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (87%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
  • February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
  • March 6 » Ghana becomes the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.
  • March 25 » The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
  • June 9 » First ascent of Broad Peak by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, and Hermann Buhl.
  • October 14 » At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia.
  • October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.

Source: Wikipedia

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