Family tree Van Rijn » Helena "Lenie" Dijt (1919-1996)

Day of marriage May 28, 1946

• The temperature on May 28, 1946 was between 9.5 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 13.9 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 19 » French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
  • July 4 » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
  • July 26 » Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.
  • December 7 » A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.
  • December 19 » Start of the First Indochina War.

Day of death February 11, 1996

• The temperature on February 11, 1996 was between 2.8 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 8.2 mm of rain during 8.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
  • February 8 » The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
  • February 17 » NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
  • July 27 » In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
  • July 29 » The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
  • November 3 » Abdullah Çatlı, leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of the Turkish Interior Minister, Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party, DYP).
  • December 9 » Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topfree in Ontario, Canada.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
• 1994 » Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. 1946)
• 1994 » Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (b. 1924)
• 1994 » Sorrell Booke, American lieutenant, actor, and director (b. 1930)
• 1994 » William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
• 1996 » Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet and author (b. 1930)