Lazarus tree » Lawrence James Siragusa (1947-2016)

Day of marriage March 15, 2003

• The temperature on March 15, 2003 was between 0.1 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (91%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 21 » A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
  • January 25 » Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
  • February 18 » Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea.
  • February 19 » An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
  • September 14 » In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.
  • October 15 » China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.

Day of death October 26, 2016

• The temperature on October 26, 2016 was between 4.0 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (43%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Kenyan Army suffers its worst defeat ever in a battle with Al-Shabaab Islamic insurgents in El-Adde, Somalia. An estimated 150 Kenyan soldiers are killed in the battle.
  • March 11 » At least 21 people are killed by flooding and mudslides in and around São Paulo, Brazil, following heavy rain.
  • June 12 » Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.
  • June 23 » The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.
  • July 26 » The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed.
  • November 2 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years.

Day of burial October 30, 2016

• The temperature on October 30, 2016 was between 4.1 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
  • March 11 » At least 21 people are killed by flooding and mudslides in and around São Paulo, Brazil, following heavy rain.
  • March 19 » Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board.
  • March 27 » A suicide blast in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, Lahore claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are Christians celebrating Easter.
  • June 12 » Forty-nine civilians are killed and 58 others injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida; the gunman, Omar Mateen, is killed in a gunfight with police.
  • July 23 » Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and 260 were injured.
  • September 3 » The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.

Source: Wikipedia

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