Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Piet de Jong
Born: April 3, 1915
Died: July 27, 2016 (aged 101)
Bio: Petrus Jozef Sietse "Piet" de Jong is a retired Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 5 April 1967 until 6 July 1971.