Noordwijkerhout Van Toen (NoVaTo) » Gerardus Maria "Graddus" van der Ploeg (1950-2013)

Day of marriage February 22, 1974

• The temperature on February 22, 1974 was between 1.9 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • February 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
  • May 17 » The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
  • July 27 » Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
  • August 8 » President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
  • October 8 » Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
  • October 30 » The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Zaire.

Day of death August 1, 2013

• The temperature on August 1, 2013 was between 19.4 °C and 30.7 °C and averaged 24.6 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (91%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2013: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
  • January 10 » More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in Pakistan.
  • January 29 » SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people.
  • February 10 » Thirty-six people are killed and 39 others are injured in a stampede in Allahabad, India, during the Kumbh Mela festival.
  • May 23 » A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.
  • August 21 » Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
  • September 6 » It was announced that Leeuwarden would become cultural capital of Europe of 2018 together with Valletta.

Source: Wikipedia

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