Family tree Van der Werff » Wiebe Minderts Peekema (1882-1968)

Day of marriage June 30, 1906

• The temperature on June 30, 1906 was between 5.7 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
  • February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
  • April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
  • June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
  • June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
  • September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.

Day of death April 27, 1968

• The temperature on April 27, 1968 was between 1.3 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
  • February 1 » Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams.
  • March 16 » Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
  • October 1 » Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana.
  • October 14 » The 6.5 M_w  Meckering earthquake shook the southwest portion of Western Australia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $2.2 million in damage and leaving 20–28 people injured.
  • December 27 » Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital manned mission to the Moon.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1965 » Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)
• 1967 » William Douglas Cook, New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884)
• 1969 » René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)
• 1970 » Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)
• 1972 » Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909)
• 1973 » Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914)