King Family Tree » John Paul BLACK Sr (1942-2001)

Day of marriage June 8, 1963

• The temperature on June 8, 1963 was between 16.2 °C and 27.4 °C and averaged 20.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
  • March 8 » The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council of the Revolutionary Command.
  • May 11 » Racist bombings in Birmingham, Alabama, disrupt nonviolence in the Birmingham campaign and precipitate a crisis involving federal troops.
  • May 25 » The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • June 16 » In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
  • October 4 » Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti.
  • December 7 » Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Day of death August 22, 2001

• The temperature on August 22, 2001 was between 14.5 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 21.2 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 year 2001: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
  • February 18 » Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes.
  • August 6 » Erwadi fire incident, 28 mentally ill persons tied to a chain were burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu.
  • September 21 » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
  • September 27 » In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
  • November 12 » In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2000 » Abulfaz Elchibey, 2nd President of Azerbaijan (b. 1938)
• 2003 » Arnold Gerschwiler, Swiss figure skater and coach (b. 1914)
• 2004 » Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1908)
• 2004 » Daniel Petrie, Canadian director and producer (b. 1920)
• 2004 » Konstantin Aseev, Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1960)
• 2005 » Luc Ferrari, French-Italian director and composer (b. 1929)