Kramer Family Tree » Froukje Jelles de Vries (1929-2010)

Day of marriage November 7, 1947

• The temperature on November 7, 1947 was between 6.6 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
  • April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
  • July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
  • August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
  • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

Day of death August 31, 2010

• The temperature on August 31, 2010 was between 6.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• 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 2010: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 12 » An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince.
  • January 25 » Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Na'ameh, Lebanon, killing 90.
  • February 23 » Unknown criminals pour more than 2​⁄₂ million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster.
  • April 3 » Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
  • May 21 » JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
  • July 29 » An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2008 » Ike Pappas, American journalist (b. 1933)
• 2008 » Ken Campbell, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
• 2008 » Victor Yates, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939)
• 2010 » Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (b. 1960)
• 2011 » Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976)
• 2012 » Max Bygraves, English actor (b. 1922)