Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Maria Elisabeth - Lies Berends (1917-2008)

Day of marriage June 6, 1939

• The temperature on June 6, 1939 was between 12.2 °C and 29.6 °C and averaged 22.1 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
  • March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
  • September 19 » World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
  • September 30 » World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
  • October 1 » World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.
  • December 24 » World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.

Day of death July 11, 2008

• The temperature on July 11, 2008 was between 13.6 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded 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 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • May 2 » Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
  • May 2 » Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
  • May 12 » An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
  • June 8 » At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
  • November 4 » Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
  • December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

Day of burial July 16, 2008

• The temperature on July 16, 2008 was between 14.6 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (42%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • February 26 » The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
  • March 1 » The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed.
  • March 15 » Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people.
  • April 8 » The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
  • August 18 » President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.
  • December 14 » Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2007 » Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Colombia (b. 1913)
• 2007 » Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded Honest Ed's (b. 1914)
• 2007 » Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (b. 1939)
• 2007 » Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 43rd First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
• 2008 » Michael E. DeBakey, American surgeon and educator (b. 1908)
• 2009 » Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1936)