Family tree Klavers » Arend Schonewille (1924-1998)

Day of marriage December 23, 1950

• The temperature on December 23, 1950 was between -4.4 °C and -0.1 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
  • January 26 » The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as its first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.
  • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
  • November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.
  • November 25 » The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing US$66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).
  • December 16 » Korean War: In response to China's Second Phase Offensive, U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a limited state of emergency.

Day of death September 2, 1998

• The temperature on September 2, 1998 was between 13.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1998: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.7 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.
  • January 12 » Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
  • April 6 » Travelers Group announces an agreement to undertake the $76billion merger between Travelers and Citicorp, and the merger is completed on October 8, of that year, forming Citibank.
  • April 10 » The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.
  • September 2 » Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people onboard are killed.
  • December 29 » Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the 1970s genocide in Cambodia that claimed over one million lives.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1996 » Paddy Clift, Zimbabwean cricketer (b. 1953)
• 1997 » Rudolf Bing, Austrian-American manager (b. 1902)
• 1997 » Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1905)
• 1998 » Allen Drury, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
• 1998 » Jackie Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1933)
• 2000 » Elvera Sanchez, American dancer (b. 1905)