Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Teuntje van Meerveld (1904-2002)

Day of marriage June 1, 1945

• The temperature on June 1, 1945 was between 8.5 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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.
  • February 21 » World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Japanese kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier USSBismarck Sea and damage the USSSaratoga.
  • May 1 » World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.
  • July 16 » Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
  • July 16 » World War II: The heavy cruiser USSIndianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island.
  • August 30 » The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.
  • November 1 » The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro.

Day of death April 6, 2002

• The average temperature on April 6, 2002 was 5.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (93%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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.
  • January 27 » An explosion at a military storage facility in Lagos, Nigeria, kills at least 1,100 people and displaces over 20,000 others.
  • March 27 » Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people at a Passover seder in Netanya, Israel.
  • July 2 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
  • August 30 » Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
  • September 4 » The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2000 » Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician, 1st President of Tunisia (b. 1903)
• 2001 » Charles Pettigrew, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
• 2003 » Anita Borg, American computer scientist and educator; founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (b. 1949)
• 2003 » Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer, educator, and activist (b. 1927)
• 2003 » David Bloom, American journalist (b. 1963)
• 2003 » Gerald Emmett Carter, Canadian cardinal (b. 1912)