Familiestamboom Blokland » Adriana Johanna Maria Slegers (1910-2004)

Day of marriage May 26, 1978

• The temperature on May 26, 1978 was between 9.2 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
  • February 19 » Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
  • March 23 » The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
  • June 25 » The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
  • August 22 » The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress. The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College, and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution. The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution.
  • October 3 » A Finnish Air Force DC-3 crashes, killing all 15 people on board.
  • November 23 » Cyclone kills about 1000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.

Day of death September 28, 2004

• The temperature on September 28, 2004 was between 13.6 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast 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 year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 8 » War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
  • July 5 » The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
  • August 3 » The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
  • August 13 » One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
  • September 29 » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
  • December 26 » Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
• 2003 » Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (b. 1927)
• 2003 » Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909)
• 2003 » George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician and diplomat (b. 1934)
• 2004 » Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (b. 1924)
• 2005 » Constance Baker Motley, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1921)