Klein Eyckenstein » Helena Cornelia "Lena" van Kessel (1911-2005)

Day of death January 21, 2005

• The temperature on January 21, 2005 was between 3.8 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 26 » Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
  • April 25 » Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
  • April 25 » The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
  • June 21 » Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).
  • July 4 » The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
  • October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.

Day of burial January 27, 2005

• The temperature on January 27, 2005 was between -0.7 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006 where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.
  • April 27 » Airbus A380 aircraft had its maiden test flight.
  • September 7 » Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
  • October 21 » Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery.
  • October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
  • November 30 » John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.

Source: Wikipedia

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