Sickler Family Tree » Carol James Benjamin (1930-1999)

Day of marriage August 2, 1969

• The temperature on August 2, 1969 was between 15.8 °C and 30.9 °C and averaged 22.5 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
  • August 8 » At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
  • September 9 » In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.
  • October 9 » In Chicago, the National Guard is called in as demonstrations continue over the trial of the "Chicago Eight".
  • November 14 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon.
  • November 24 » Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.

Day of death January 1, 1999

• The temperature on January 1, 1999 was between 3.4 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • May 2 » Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
  • June 12 » Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • July 5 » U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
  • July 26 » Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.
  • October 12 » Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
  • October 31 » Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1996 » Arleigh Burke, American admiral (b. 1901)
• 1996 » Arthur Rudolph, German-American engineer (b. 1906)
• 1997 » Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
• 1998 » Helen Wills, American tennis player and coach (b. 1905)
• 2000 » Betty Archdale, English-Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1907)
• 2001 » Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914)