Family tree Van Mele » Achiel van Mele (1917-1996)

Day of marriage December 17, 1938

• The temperature on December 17, 1938 was between -8.8 °C and -2.4 °C and averaged -5.4 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • March 12 » Anschluss: German troops occupy and absorb Austria.
  • March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
  • June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
  • July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
  • September 27 » The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
  • December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

Day of death September 27, 1996

• The temperature on September 27, 1996 was between 11.6 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 17 » The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
  • January 27 » Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  • February 15 » At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
  • February 29 » Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew die.
  • March 4 » A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
  • October 2 » The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1992 » Zhang Leping, Chinese comic artist (b. 1910)
• 1993 » Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist and educator (b. 1928)
• 1993 » Jimmy Doolittle, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1896)
• 1996 » Mohammad Najibullah, Afghan physician and politician, 7th President of Afghanistan (b. 1947)
• 1997 » Walter Trampler, American viola player and educator (b. 1915)
• 1998 » Doak Walker, American football player (b. 1927)