Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Frouwke Wierenga (1923-2009)

Day of marriage February 19, 1943

• The temperature on February 19, 1943 was between -1.3 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • January 18 » Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
  • June 20 » The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
  • July 25 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by the Grand Council of Fascism and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio.
  • September 11 » World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
  • December 13 » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
  • December 30 » Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.

Day of death February 21, 2009

• The temperature on February 21, 2009 was between 3.1 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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.
  • January 3 » The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.
  • April 12 » Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
  • September 24 » The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
  • September 26 » Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
  • October 9 » First lunar impact of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
  • December 30 » A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000l (40,000USgal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.

Day of cremation February 26, 2009

• The temperature on February 26, 2009 was between 5.5 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 20 » Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
  • April 30 » Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
  • May 18 » The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
  • June 12 » A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
  • July 4 » The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
  • July 26 » The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2005 » Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban author, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1929)
• 2005 » Zdzisław Beksiński, Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor (b. 1929)
• 2008 » Ben Chapman, American actor (b. 1928)
• 2011 » Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (b. 1926)
• 2011 » Dwayne McDuffie, American author and screenwriter, co-founded Milestone Media (b. 1962)
• 2012 » H. M. Darmstandler, American general (b. 1922)