Genealogy De Bock » Henri Louis Besançon (1939-2002)

Personal data Henri Louis Besançon 

  • He was born on October 16, 1939 in Watergraafsmeer.Source 1
  • He died on June 20, 2002 in Los Angeles, Californië, Verenigde Staten, he was 62 years old.Source 2
    A master craftsman of musical instruments and a well-known musician in flamenco and middle eastern music circles, passed away in his sleep on June 20th, 2002. Born on October 16, 1939 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Henri led a very colorful life, traveling the world and making many friends in the music industry and elsewhere. He moved with his parents and sister from Holland to Western Australia after WWII, where he helped his father build their house from the ground up. In 1959, he immigrated to the United States, settling in Southern California and quickly becoming a name in the music industry and as an expert craftsman repairing and constructing musical instruments. Henri picked up guitar at age 11 and began playing professionally in 1964. Flamenco guitar was his first love, but in the mid-1970's he became heavily involved in Middle eastern music as well, playing the Oud and dumbek. He met his wife, a middle eastern dancer, around the same time and together they performed extensively. Henri has recorded and written much middle eastern and flamenco music and has performed on several T.V. shows. In addition, he played background music for film. He was known as the best in the business of repairing and constructing musical instruments, especially for his fine craftsmanship with inlay. He had a unique ability to make a great guitar phenomenal and musicians sent their instruments to him from all over the country. Henri is survived by his wife, Starlyn Grover-Besancon, whom he loved dearly, his son, Jean Louis Besancon, of whom he was incredibly proud, his mother, Ann Besancon, to whom he was tremendously devoted, his sister, Anneke Mendiola, with whom he shared a very special bond, and his nephews and niece, Miguel Mendiola, Jean-Thierry Mendiola and Anna Mendiola, for whom he was "Unc". A memorial will be held at the Costa Mesa Country Club in Costa Mesa, California on Sunday, July 21, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. Unc, you are much loved and sorely missed. Keep on playing. Until we meet again.
  • A child of Jean Thierry Besançon and Anna Clara Kolster
  • This information was last updated on June 20, 2023.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Henri Louis Besançon

Jean Guillaume Besançon
1878-1958
Femmetje van Leeuwen
1881-1920

Henri Louis Besançon
1939-2002


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    Sources

    1. Algemeen handelsblad 20-10-1939
    2. Los Angeles Times

    Historical events

    Birthday October 16, 1939

    • The temperature on October 16, 1939 was between 3.3 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
      • March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
      • March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
      • May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
      • August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
      • September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
      • September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.

    Day of death June 20, 2002

    • The temperature on June 20, 2002 was between 10.2 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 26.4 mm of rain during 10.9 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
      • February 2 » Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
      • August 19 » Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
      • September 26 » The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MVLe Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
      • October 31 » A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
      • November 6 » Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
      • November 22 » In Nigeria, more than 100 people are killed at an attack aimed at the contestants of the Miss World contest.
    

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    • 1940 » Barry Corbin, American actor and producer
    • 1940 » Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach († 2003)
    • 1940 » Ivan Della Mea, Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist († 2009)
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    Source: Wikipedia


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