Family tree Vaasen » Johannes Jacobus Hubertus Westheim (1921-1972)

Day of marriage November 23, 1946

• The temperature on November 23, 1946 was between 2.3 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (49%). 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)
• 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 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
  • March 21 » The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in professional American football since 1933.
  • May 7 » Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
  • July 15 » State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
  • September 2 » The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.
  • December 20 » The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.

Day of death September 27, 1972

• The temperature on September 27, 1972 was between 6.1 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1972: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
  • February 10 » Ras Al Khaimah joins the United Arab Emirates, now making up seven emirates.
  • May 30 » The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
  • July 31 » The Troubles: In Operation Motorman, the British Army re-takes the urban no-go areas of Northern Ireland. It is the biggest British military operation since the Suez Crisis of 1956, and the biggest in Ireland since the Irish War of Independence. Later that day, nine civilians are killed by car bombs in the village of Claudy.
  • August 16 » In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
  • October 29 » The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.
  • December 23 » The 16 survivors of the Andes flight disaster are rescued after 73 days, surviving by cannibalism.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1965 » Clara Bow, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1965 » William Stanier, English engineer, co-designed the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (b. 1876)
• 1967 » Felix Yusupov, Russian husband of Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (b. 1887)
• 1972 » S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician, librarian, and academic (b. 1892)
• 1974 » Silvio Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and academic (b. 1907)
• 1975 » Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales (b. 1876)