Barber Family Tree » Minnie Gornto (1912-2005)

Day of marriage January 2, 1942

• The temperature on January 2, 1942 was between 3.7 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • February 1 » World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
  • March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
  • June 7 » World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
  • August 23 » World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.
  • October 11 » World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
  • December 2 » World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.

Day of death March 28, 2005

• The temperature on March 28, 2005 was between 7.7 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast 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 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 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 21 » In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
  • March 28 » An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
  • April 27 » Airbus A380 aircraft had its maiden test flight.
  • June 21 » Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).
  • July 23 » Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.
  • December 3 » XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2004 » Peter Ustinov, English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 2005 » Moura Lympany, English-Monacan pianist (b. 1916)
• 2005 » Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
• 2006 » Charles Schepens, Belgian-American ophthalmologist and author (b. 1912)
• 2006 » Pro Hart, Australian painter (b. 1928)
• 2006 » Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1911)