Parentele of Geurt Jacobs » Jan Kieft (1927-2011)

Day of marriage June 21, 1956

• The temperature on June 21, 1956 was between 8.3 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
  • March 20 » Tunisia gains independence from France.
  • April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
  • June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
  • July 26 » Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
  • July 30 » A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
  • September 27 » USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.

Day of death May 23, 2011

• The temperature on May 23, 2011 was between 10.3 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.
  • February 14 » As a part of Arab Spring, the Bahraini uprising begins with a 'Day of Rage'.
  • May 11 » An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
  • May 25 » Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
  • July 21 » NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
  • August 23 » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200million–$300million USD.

Day of burial November 28, 2011

• The temperature on November 28, 2011 was between 0.7 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Anti government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Five people lose their lives from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office. To date, no one has been held accountable for the deaths.
  • March 15 » Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
  • July 21 » NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
  • October 31 » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
  • November 23 » Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.
  • November 26 » The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2009 » Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (b. 1946)
• 2010 » José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (b. 1972)
• 2010 » Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1970)
• 2011 » Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (b. 1978)
• 2012 » Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1924)
• 2013 » Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (b. 1942)