Ancestors Bijkerk » Anna Spraul (1922-1991)

Day of death October 20, 1991

• The temperature on October 20, 1991 was between -0.2 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 16 » Coalition Forces go to war with Iraq, beginning the Gulf War.
  • February 16 » Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.
  • February 20 » In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.
  • August 21 » Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
  • August 24 » Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
  • October 8 » Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia.

Source: Wikipedia

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