Family tree Weening » Jan Renkema (± 1933-1962)

Day of death May 9, 1962

• The temperature on May 9, 1962 was between 8.9 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 10.0 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400km).
  • June 11 » Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
  • July 17 » Nuclear weapons testing: The "Small Boy" test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site.
  • September 6 » The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.
  • September 15 » The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  • November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan banker and businessman (b. 1887)
• 1957 » Ezio Pinza, Italian actor and singer (b. 1892)
• 1959 » Bhaurao Patil, Indian activist and educator (b. 1887)
• 1965 » Leopold Figl, Austrian engineer and politician, 18th Chancellor of Austria (b. 1902)
• 1968 » Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (b. 1894)
• 1968 » Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)