Genealogy Geerdt Hindrix Kijl » Tally Kiel (1930-2009)

Day of marriage March 12, 1955

• The temperature on March 12, 1955 was between -3.3 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
  • May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
  • June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  • June 26 » The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.
  • August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
  • November 23 » The Cocos Islands are transferred from the control of the United Kingdom to that of Australia.

Day of death April 13, 2009

• The temperature on April 13, 2009 was between 6.9 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The almost cloudless 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • March 23 » FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot.
  • May 25 » North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community.
  • June 21 » Greenland assumes self-rule.
  • July 5 » The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in England, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
  • September 9 » The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
  • December 31 » Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.

Day of cremation April 17, 2009

• The temperature on April 17, 2009 was between 8.6 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 15 » US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off.
  • January 20 » Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
  • February 1 » The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
  • June 8 » Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.
  • October 1 » The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
  • December 17 » MVDanny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.

Source: Wikipedia

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