Family tree Weening » Pieter van der Heide (1925-1975)

Day of marriage October 17, 1947

• The temperature on October 17, 1947 was between 4.4 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
  • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
  • September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
  • September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
  • November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
  • December 17 » First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.

Day of death August 31, 1975

• The temperature on August 31, 1975 was between 14.2 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
  • April 30 » Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
  • May 10 » Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder.
  • June 5 » The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War.
  • June 5 » The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on membership of the European Economic Community (EEC).
  • September 16 » Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.
  • October 1 » Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 1974 » Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)
• 1974 » William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
• 1978 » John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
• 1979 » Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
• 1979 » Tiger Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1886)