Mannen van Croy » Jacques Johannes Hendrik "Sjaak" Croijmans (1923-2009)

Day of marriage December 4, 1990

• The temperature on December 4, 1990 was between 3.2 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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, 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 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • February 7 » Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
  • February 11 » Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
  • March 31 » Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
  • June 19 » The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.
  • October 13 » Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
  • December 23 » History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.

Day of death January 21, 2009

• The temperature on January 21, 2009 was between 1.2 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 1 » The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
  • June 18 » The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
  • June 19 » Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.
  • July 4 » The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.
  • August 26 » Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.
  • September 26 » Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovo journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (b. 1944)
• 2009 » Krista Kilvet, Estonian journalist, politician and diplomat (b. 1946)
• 2010 » Paul Quarrington, Canadian author, playwright, guitarist, and composer (b. 1953)
• 2011 » Dennis Oppenheim, American sculptor and photographer (b. 1938)
• 2011 » E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1958)
• 2011 » Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (b. 1922)