Family tree Weening » Abele Brinkman (1912-1969)

Day of marriage May 19, 1938

• The temperature on May 19, 1938 was between 3.9 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). 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 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.
  • February 18 » Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
  • March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
  • April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
  • July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
  • July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
  • November 1 » Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.

Day of death March 18, 1969

• The temperature on March 18, 1969 was between -1.2 °C and 0.8 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 18 » United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.
  • April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
  • July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
  • 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.
  • December 17 » Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs.
  • December 24 » Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1962 » Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (b. 1880)
• 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
• 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)
• 1973 » Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880)
• 1977 » Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1977 » Marien Ngouabi, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. 1938)