Genealogy Harssema » Arthur Scott LODGE (1922-2005)

Day of marriage July 18, 1945

• The temperature on July 18, 1945 was between 12.0 °C and 27.9 °C and averaged 20.6 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 23 » World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
  • January 31 » US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War.
  • May 5 » World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, the only battle in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
  • May 6 » World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
  • August 18 » Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day.
  • December 15 » Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan.

Day of death June 24, 2005

• The temperature on June 24, 2005 was between 16.9 °C and 32.6 °C and averaged 25.6 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 20 » Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
  • March 26 » Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
  • April 9 » Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.
  • July 4 » The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
  • July 29 » Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
  • October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Pierre Werner, Luxembourgian banker and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Luxembourg (b. 1913)
• 2004 » Ifigeneia Giannopoulou, Greek songwriter and author (b. 1957)
• 2005 » Paul Winchell, American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
• 2007 » Chris Benoit, Canadian wrestler (b. 1967)
• 2007 » Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
• 2007 » Natasja Saad, Danish rapper and reggae singer (b. 1974)