Family tree Van der Mije » Hendrik Cornelis van der Mije (1927-2002)

Day of marriage August 14, 1974

• The temperature on August 14, 1974 was between 13.9 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 22 » The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
  • March 1 » Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
  • September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
  • September 15 » Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
  • November 16 » The Arecibo message is broadcast from the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico. It was aimed at the current location of the globular star cluster Messier 13 some 25,000 light years away. The message will reach empty space by the time it finally arrives since the cluster will have changed position.
  • November 24 » Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.

Day of death February 5, 2002

• The temperature on February 5, 2002 was between 8.0 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• 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 year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
  • January 8 » President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
  • February 28 » During the religious violence in Gujarat, the 97 people killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in Gulbarg Society massacre.
  • March 1 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
  • June 29 » Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
  • October 12 » Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
  • November 8 » Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".

Source: Wikipedia

• 1998 » Tim Kelly, American guitarist (b. 1963)
• 1999 » Wassily Leontief, Russian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
• 2000 » Claude Autant-Lara, French director and screenwriter (b. 1901)
• 2004 » John Hench, American animator (b. 1908)
• 2005 » Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Togolese general and politician, President of Togo (b. 1937)
• 2005 » Michalina Wisłocka, Polish gynecologist and sexologist (b. 1921)