1995 Death Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, General-Secretary Council of Churches, dies at 64 1983 Death James Van Der Zee, American Photographer 1967 Death Wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies 1955 Event Tappan Zee Bridge in New York opens to traffic 1930 Birthday Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, secretary of Council of Churches 1886 Birthday James Van Der Zee, American Photographer 1287 Event Zuider Zee seawall collapses with loss of 50,000 lives
