Family tree Borel » Bouwe Hendrik "Bouwe" Borel (1930-1988)

Day of marriage October 1, 1959

• The temperature on October 1, 1959 was between 4.6 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (88%). 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • January 3 » Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.
  • March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
  • June 9 » The USSGeorge Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
  • July 27 » The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
  • August 21 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Hawaii's admission is currently commemorated by Hawaii Admission Day.
  • August 31 » A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.

Day of death April 30, 1988

• The temperature on April 30, 1988 was between 5.4 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • January 28 » In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
  • February 5 » Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
  • February 12 » Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USSYorktown(CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
  • June 1 » European Central Bank is founded in Brussels.
  • July 3 » United States Navy warship USSVincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
  • October 7 » A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.

Day of burial May 6, 1988

• The temperature on May 6, 1988 was between 2.9 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • March 17 » A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
  • May 16 » A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
  • June 1 » The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect.
  • July 8 » The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.
  • November 8 » U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president.
  • November 15 » The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1983 » Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897)
• 1983 » George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
• 1983 » Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913)
• 1986 » Robert Stevenson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905)
• 1989 » Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 1993 » Tommy Caton, English footballer (b. 1962)