Family tree Kueter » Petronella Maria Theresia ROOIJAKKERS (1918-1950)

Day of marriage August 12, 1947

• The temperature on August 12, 1947 was between 10.9 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
  • July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
  • July 19 » Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
  • November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
  • November 25 » New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster and thus becomes independent of legislative control by the United Kingdom.
  • November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

Day of death October 21, 1950

• The temperature on October 21, 1950 was between 4.7 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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.
  • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
  • September 23 » Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II.
  • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
  • November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
  • December 17 » The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.

Day of burial October 25, 1950

• The temperature on October 25, 1950 was between 0.8 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 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.
  • March 1 » Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data.
  • June 28 » Korean War: North Korean Army conducts the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
  • July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
  • July 29 » Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
  • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
  • November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
• 1944 » Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
• 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
• 1963 » Józef Franczak, Polish sergeant (b. 1918)