Clarke Family Tree » Olive May Davis (1925-2004)

Day of marriage December 1, 1944

• The temperature on December 1, 1944 was between 5.9 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • March 9 » World War II: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia.
  • June 5 » World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.
  • June 10 » World War II: Six hundred forty-two men, women and children massacred at Oradour-sur-Glane, France.
  • June 15 » World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
  • June 16 » In a gross miscarriage of justice, George Junius Stinney Jr., age 14, becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century after being convicted in a two-hour trial for the rape and murder of two teenage white girls.
  • June 22 » World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre.

Day of death May 9, 2004

• The temperature on May 9, 2004 was between 6.0 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (33%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 28 » Over one million Taiwanese participate in the 228 Hand-in-Hand rally form a 500-kilometre (310mi) long human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident in 1947.
  • March 11 » Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 192 people.
  • October 14 » MK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
  • November 21 » Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
  • December 5 » The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
  • December 26 » The 9.1–9.3 M_w  Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1918)
• 2004 » Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (b. 1951)
• 2004 » Alan King, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
• 2004 » Brenda Fassie, South African singer (b. 1964)
• 2007 » Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (b. 1901)
• 2008 » Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1929)