Family tree Weening » Hendrik Wilpstra (1885-1962)

Day of marriage March 10, 1928

• The temperature on March 10, 1928 was between -3.8 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran. He is the only assistant of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Eastern Bloc.
  • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
  • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
  • September 17 » The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
  • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
  • December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.

Day of death July 11, 1962

• The temperature on July 11, 1962 was between 12.5 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (41%). 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.
  • February 16 » Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
  • March 16 » A Flying Tiger Line Super Constellation disappears in the western Pacific Ocean, with all 107 aboard missing and presumed dead.
  • July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
  • September 18 » Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
  • October 13 » The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Cat 3 hurricane, with winds above 150mph. 46 people die.
  • October 20 » China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
• 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
• 1971 » Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1940)
• 1974 » Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)