Mannen van Croy » Johannes Gerardus "Jan" Crooijmans (1924-2011)

Day of marriage February 21, 1952

• The temperature on February 21, 1952 was between 4.9 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
  • March 10 » Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
  • May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
  • July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
  • August 15 » A flash flood drenches the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people.
  • September 1 » The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published.
  • December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.

Day of death August 10, 2011

• The temperature on August 10, 2011 was between 9.3 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
  • May 13 » Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.
  • August 23 » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200million–$300million USD.
  • September 19 » Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time saves leader with 602.
  • November 26 » The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.
  • December 13 » A murder–suicide in Liège, Belgium, kills six and wounds 125 people at a Christmas market.

Day of cremation August 16, 2011

• The temperature on August 16, 2011 was between 12.4 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • May 11 » An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
  • June 1 » A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
  • July 22 » Norway attacks: First a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
  • September 12 » The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opens to the public.
  • September 20 » The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
  • November 8 » The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2010 » Adam Stansfield, English footballer (b. 1978)
• 2010 » David L. Wolper, American director and producer (b. 1928)
• 2010 » Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (b. 1948)
• 2011 » Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 2012 » Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (b. 1916)
• 2012 » Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (b. 1963)