Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Maria Elizabeth - Lies Eilering (1909-2004)

Day of marriage September 16, 1971

• The temperature on September 16, 1971 was between -0.7 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon.
  • February 2 » The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
  • April 5 » In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
  • May 13 » Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus are murdered in the Demra massacre.
  • November 14 » Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.
  • November 21 » Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.

Day of death August 5, 2004

• The temperature on August 5, 2004 was between 18.2 °C and 29.6 °C and averaged 23.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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, 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 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • May 1 » Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
  • June 1 » Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole, breaking a Guinness World Record.
  • September 3 » Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
  • September 29 » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
  • October 29 » The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
  • November 22 » The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Chick Hearn, American sportscaster (b. 1916)
• 2002 » Franco Lucentini, Italian journalist and author (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Eddie Jenkins, Welsh footballer (b. 1909)
• 2005 » Jim O'Hora, American football player and coach (b. 1915)
• 2005 » Polina Astakhova, Russian gymnast and coach (b. 1936)
• 2005 » Raul Roco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 31st Filipino Secretary of Education (b. 1941)