Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Gerarda Besselsen (1911-2004)

Day of marriage September 16, 1936

• The temperature on September 16, 1936 was between 9.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
  • September 7 » The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
  • October 5 » The Jarrow March sets off for London.
  • October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
  • November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
  • December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

Day of death April 18, 2004

• The temperature on April 18, 2004 was between 6.6 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The world's largest ocean liner, RMSQueen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
  • April 21 » Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
  • July 1 » Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
  • July 4 » The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
  • November 11 » New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
  • November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.

Day of burial April 23, 2004

• The temperature on April 23, 2004 was between 2.9 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The almost cloudless 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 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 24 » The 6.3 M_w Al Hoceima earthquake strikes northern Morocco with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 628 people are killed, 926 are injured, and up to 15,000 are displaced.
  • May 14 » The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
  • May 26 » United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
  • June 21 » SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
  • November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.
  • December 26 » The 9.1–9.3 M_w  Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (b. 1914)
• 2002 » Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (b. 1938)
• 2003 » Edgar F. Codd, English-American soldier, pilot, and computer scientist (b. 1923)
• 2004 » Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 2nd President of Fiji (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Sam Mills, American football player and coach (b. 1959)
• 2006 » Mercedes Palomino, Spanish-born Quebec actor and theatre director (b. 1913)