Sherren Family Tree » Catherine Lilian Burch (1944-2009)

Day of marriage April 12, 1980

• The temperature on April 12, 1980 was between 2.1 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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)
• 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, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
  • April 12 » Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport, in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.
  • April 24 » Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
  • May 14 » Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador.
  • September 23 » Bob Marley plays what would be the last concert of his life in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • December 2 » Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.

Day of death September 20, 2009

• The temperature on September 20, 2009 was between 8.8 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
  • March 21 » Four police officers are shot and killed and a fifth is wounded in two shootings at Oakland, California.
  • June 12 » Analog television stations (excluding low-powered stations) switch to digital television following the DTV Delay Act.
  • June 22 » A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured.
  • June 30 » Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash.
  • August 10 » Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
  • September 24 » The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)
• 2006 » Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922)
• 2007 » Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (b. 1928)
• 2010 » Leonard Skinner, American soldier and educator (b. 1933)
• 2011 » Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan academic and politician, 10th President of Afghanistan (b. 1940)
• 2011 » Oscar Handlin, American historian and author (b. 1915)