Family tree Van Wely » Willem Johannes van Wely (1888-1969)

Day of marriage June 2, 1916

• The temperature on June 2, 1916 was between 7.4 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
  • January 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
  • March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
  • June 10 » The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca.
  • August 17 » World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
  • September 3 » World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
  • October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.

Day of death October 5, 1969

• The temperature on October 5, 1969 was between 9.7 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (72%). 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 1969: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
  • January 30 » The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
  • March 16 » A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.
  • April 1 » The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
  • April 15 » The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
  • May 9 » Carlos Lamarca leads the first urban guerrilla action against the military dictatorship of Brazil in São Paulo, by robbing two banks.
  • July 21 » Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon.

Day of burial October 10, 1969

• The temperature on October 10, 1969 was between 5.9 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1969: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
  • January 14 » USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USSEnterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.
  • January 18 » United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.
  • May 2 » The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
  • July 25 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of the war.
  • July 30 » Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
  • August 21 » Gap Inc. opened their first store in San Francisco, California.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1967 » Clifton Williams, American astronaut (b. 1932)
• 1976 » Barbara Nichols, American actress (b. 1928)
• 1976 » Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
• 1981 » Gloria Grahame, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1983 » Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation (b. 1907)
• 1983 » Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (b. 1897)