Cox family tree » Maria Helena Antoinetta Jeanne Schepers (1919-2006)

Day of marriage September 12, 1942

• The temperature on September 12, 1942 was between 12.5 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 9 » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
  • April 18 » World War II: The Doolittle Raid on Japan: Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagoya are bombed.
  • May 8 » World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USSLexington.
  • June 22 » The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress.
  • August 27 » First day of the Sarny Massacre.
  • November 1 » World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends three days later with an American victory.

Day of death April 4, 2006

• The temperature on April 4, 2006 was between 2.1 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 25 » Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
  • July 6 » The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
  • August 20 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
  • August 22 » Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.
  • October 9 » North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
  • December 30 » Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.

Day of burial April 8, 2006

• The temperature on April 8, 2006 was between 5.1 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
  • March 7 » The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
  • April 17 » A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
  • July 6 » The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
  • November 8 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the Israeli Defense Force kill 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes during the shelling of Beit Hanoun.
  • November 10 » Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)
• 2004 » Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924)
• 2007 » Bob Clark, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)
• 2007 » Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)
• 2008 » Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (b. 1923)