Mannen van Croy » Martina Crooijmans (1926-2003)

Day of marriage October 25, 1947

• The temperature on October 25, 1947 was between -0.2 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
  • January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
  • March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
  • March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
  • May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
  • November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
  • December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.

Day of death February 10, 2003

• The temperature on February 10, 2003 was between -3.2 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (86%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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 27 » The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
  • February 1 » Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
  • April 7 » U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later.
  • November 18 » The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4–3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
  • November 20 » After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.
  • December 23 » PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2001 » Abraham Beame, American academic and politician, 104th Mayor of New York City (b. 1906)
• 2001 » Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1913)
• 2002 » Dave Van Ronk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
• 2003 » Albert J. Ruffo, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of San Jose (b. 1908)
• 2003 » Edgar de Evia, Mexican-American photographer (b. 1910)
• 2003 » Ron Ziegler, American politician, 14th White House Press Secretary (b. 1939)