Database Van Broekhoven » Adriana Josephina Klerx (1925-2006)

Day of marriage April 28, 1947

• The temperature on April 28, 1947 was between 8.1 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
  • January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
  • March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
  • April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
  • July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
  • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

Day of death October 30, 2006

• The temperature on October 30, 2006 was between 5.8 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 12 » A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
  • April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
  • July 6 » The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
  • July 30 » The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
  • November 8 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the Israeli Defense Force kill 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes during the shelling of Beit Hanoun.
  • December 29 » The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.

Source: Wikipedia

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