Family tree Jacobs » Mathieu Adrianus Henricus Peter "Thieu" Peterse (1934-1981)

Day of marriage October 26, 1961

• The temperature on October 26, 1961 was between 9.7 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1961: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: Ham the Chimp travels into outer space.
  • April 9 » The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles, once the largest electric railway in the world, ends operations.
  • April 17 » Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
  • September 16 » Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head.
  • October 31 » In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
  • December 17 » Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.

Day of death June 1, 1981

• The temperature on June 1, 1981 was between 13.5 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • July 17 » A structural failure leads to the collapse of a walkway at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring more than 200.
  • August 12 » The IBM Personal Computer is released.
  • August 22 » Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. All 110 people on board are killed.
  • August 24 » Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
  • September 26 » Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
  • December 4 » South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1979 » Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
• 1980 » Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (b. 1897)
• 1981 » Carl Vinson, American lawyer and politician (b. 1883)
• 1983 » Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (b. 1903)
• 1985 » Richard Greene, English actor and soldier (b. 1918)
• 1986 » Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (b. 1958)