Family tree Opperman » Eduard Paulinus Hettinga (1914-1987)

Day of marriage May 8, 1947

• The temperature on May 8, 1947 was between 10.6 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
  • April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
  • July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
  • September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
  • November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
  • November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.

Day of death July 30, 1987

• The temperature on July 30, 1987 was between 13.3 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
• 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1987: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
  • March 6 » The British ferry MSHerald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
  • July 1 » The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.
  • July 31 » A tornado occurs in Edmonton, Canada.
  • September 13 » Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.
  • October 7 » Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.
  • November 8 » Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1983 » Howard Dietz, American songwriter and publicist (b. 1896)
• 1983 » Lynn Fontanne, English actress (b. 1887)
• 1985 » Julia Robinson, American mathematician and theorist (b. 1919)
• 1989 » Lane Frost, American professional bull rider (b. 1963)
• 1990 » Ian Gow, British Member of Parliament who was assassinated by the IRA (b. 1937)
• 1992 » Brenda Marshall, Filipino-American actress and singer (b. 1915)