Descendants van de Vlag1 » Annetta Johanna Hopman (1891-1964)

Day of marriage March 27, 1946

• The temperature on March 27, 1946 was between 5.3 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• 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 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • January 6 » The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
  • January 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
  • January 31 » The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
  • February 24 » Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina.
  • July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
  • October 16 » Nuremberg trials: Ten defendants found guilty by the International Military Tribunal are executed by hanging.

Day of death August 8, 1964

• The temperature on August 8, 1964 was between 10.7 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts.
  • March 14 » Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assumed assassin of John F. Kennedy.
  • May 29 » The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
  • June 10 » United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage.
  • August 4 » Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSMaddox and USSTurner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
  • December 5 » Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (b. 1902)
• 1965 » Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Freddie Spencer Chapman, English lieutenant (b. 1907)
• 1973 » Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian and author (b. 1898)
• 1974 » Elisabeth Abegg, German anti-Nazi resistance fighter (b. 1882)