Helsloot genealogie » Johannes Schoeman (1915-2003)

Day of marriage March 24, 1943

• The temperature on March 24, 1943 was between 1.0 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • January 18 » Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
  • February 19 » World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.
  • March 19 » Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
  • March 27 » World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
  • August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
  • October 13 » World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.

Day of death November 19, 2003

• The temperature on November 19, 2003 was between 11.7 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 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 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • January 18 » A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.
  • February 19 » An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
  • March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
  • July 7 » NASA Opportunity rover, MER-B or Mars Exploration Rover–B, was launched into space aboard a Delta II rocket.
  • August 18 » One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws.
  • December 23 » PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Ian Geoghegan, Australian racing driver (b. 1940)
• 2004 » George Canseco, Filipino journalist and composer (b. 1934)
• 2004 » Helmut Griem, German actor and director (b. 1932)
• 2004 » Piet Esser, Dutch sculptor and academic (b. 1914)
• 2004 » Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
• 2004 » Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (b. 1939)