Family tree Wernke » Hendrik de Vries (1927-2014)

Day of marriage October 1, 1970

• The temperature on October 1, 1970 was between 9.7 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1970: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
  • March 4 » French submarine Eurydice explodes underwater, resulting in the loss of the entire 57-man crew.
  • March 6 » An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
  • April 1 » President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertising on television and radio in the United States, effective 1 January 1971.
  • June 4 » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  • November 17 » Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.

Day of death April 20, 2014

• The temperature on April 20, 2014 was between 10.0 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2014: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
  • March 20 » Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
  • April 15 » In the worst massacre of the South Sudanese Civil War, at least 200 civilians were gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals.
  • May 24 » A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.
  • August 9 » Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
  • August 10 » Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.
  • October 30 » Sweden is the first European Union member state to officially recognize the State of Palestine.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2011 » Tim Hetherington, English photographer and journalist (b. 1970)
• 2012 » Bert Weedon, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)
• 2014 » Mithat Bayrak, Turkish wrestler and trainer (b. 1929)
• 2014 » Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1926)
• 2014 » Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (b. 1937)
• 2016 » Victoria Wood, British comedian, actress and writer (b. 1953)