Family tree Steinmeier/De Vries » Pieter Penny (1890-1957)

Day of death September 22, 1957

• The temperature on September 22, 1957 was between 14.3 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 19.6 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
  • January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
  • March 25 » The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members.
  • April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
  • August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
  • August 21 » The Soviet Union successfully conducts a long-range test flight of the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile.
  • December 2 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.

Day of burial September 25, 1957

• The temperature on September 25, 1957 was between 8.2 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
  • January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
  • January 23 » American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
  • February 18 » Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand.
  • April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
  • October 10 » The Windscale fire results in Britain's worst nuclear accident.
  • November 3 » Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.

Source: Wikipedia

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