Sherren Family Tree » Ella Jeanne Pence (1924-2004)

Day of marriage October 26, 1942

• The temperature on October 26, 1942 was between 5.8 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • January 2 » The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains the conviction of 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring.
  • March 12 » The Battle of Java ends with the surrender of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command to the Japanese Empire in Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies.
  • March 20 » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
  • June 4 » World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. The Japanese Admiral Chūichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
  • October 9 » Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.
  • December 15 » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

Day of death January 1, 2004

• The temperature on January 1, 2004 was between -1.7 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • January 9 » An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. This is the second deadliest marine disaster in Albanian history.
  • June 21 » SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
  • August 3 » The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
  • August 17 » The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.
  • October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
  • November 11 » The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2001 » Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)
• 2002 » Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (b. 1944)
• 2003 » Joe Foss, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1915)
• 2005 » Shirley Chisholm, American educator and politician (b. 1924)
• 2006 » Harry Magdoff, American economist and journalist (b. 1913)
• 2007 » Roland Levinsky, South African-English biochemist and academic (b. 1943)