Genealogy Van der Stelt » Joost van BALLEGOOIJEN (1921-2002)

Day of marriage August 15, 1945

• The temperature on August 15, 1945 was between 14.1 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 27 » World War II: The Soviet 322nd Rifle Division liberates the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
  • January 31 » US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
  • April 8 » World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.
  • April 16 » More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine.
  • April 25 » United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
  • August 14 » The Viet Minh launches August Revolution amid the political confusion and power vacuum engulfing Vietnam.

Day of death September 1, 2002

• The temperature on September 1, 2002 was between 9.4 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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.
  • January 3 » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons.
  • March 1 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
  • April 14 » Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to office two days after being ousted and arrested by the country's military.
  • July 1 » The International Criminal Court is established to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
  • July 9 » The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
  • December 23 » A U.S. MQ-1 Predator is shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 in the first combat engagement between a drone and conventional aircraft.

Source: Wikipedia

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