1001 stambomen » Antonia Hendrika Cecilia "Annie" Meinders (1910-2003)

Day of marriage June 23, 1937

• The temperature on June 23, 1937 was between 9.9 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
  • March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
  • March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
  • April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
  • April 1 » The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
  • October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.

Day of death July 24, 2003

• The temperature on July 24, 2003 was between 12.4 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • March 6 » Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.
  • March 20 » Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in Iraq.
  • March 28 » In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier.
  • April 9 » Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
  • September 14 » In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
  • December 24 » The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50kg of explosives at 3:55p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.

Day of burial July 29, 2003

• The temperature on July 29, 2003 was between 10.8 °C and 27.1 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • March 5 » In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
  • May 16 » In Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks.
  • May 21 » The 6.8 M_w  Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands.
  • June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
  • October 15 » China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
  • December 13 » Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2001 » Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (b. 1931)
• 2005 » Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (b. 1912)
• 2007 » Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (b. 1913)
• 2007 » Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (b. 1923)
• 2008 » Norman Dello Joio, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)