Family tree Schepers uit Stein (Lb) » Laurens Willem Jozef Wachelder (1882-1965)

Day of marriage February 5, 1910

• The temperature on February 5, 1910 was between -1.6 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
  • June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
  • September 12 » Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter).
  • September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
  • November 20 » Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution.
  • December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

Day of death December 7, 1965

• The temperature on December 7, 1965 was between 1.4 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 5.4 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 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)
• 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 Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • August 4 » The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
  • August 11 » Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
  • August 29 » The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • September 9 » The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development is established.
  • September 30 » The Lockheed L-100, the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules, is introduced.
  • December 16 » Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966.

Day of burial December 11, 1965

• The temperature on December 11, 1965 was between 2.8 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (36%). 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • February 17 » Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the manned Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
  • March 7 » Bloody Sunday: A group of 600 civil rights marchers is brutally attacked by state and local police in Selma, Alabama.
  • June 22 » The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
  • July 25 » Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.
  • October 4 » Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas.
  • November 2 » Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker, sets himself on fire in front of the river entrance to the Pentagon to protest the use of napalm in the Vietnam war.

Source: Wikipedia

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