Family tree Burger » Johanna Theodora van der Ende (1922-2004)

Day of marriage September 24, 1952

• The temperature on September 24, 1952 was between 13.2 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
  • February 15 » King George VI of the United Kingdom is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
  • April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
  • May 3 » Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole.
  • September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
  • October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
  • December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.

Day of death August 21, 2004

• The temperature on August 21, 2004 was between 7.9 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 4 » Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
  • February 27 » Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.
  • April 6 » Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
  • May 14 » Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
  • May 15 » Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles".
  • 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.

Day of burial August 25, 2004

• The temperature on August 25, 2004 was between 14.3 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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.
  • February 14 » In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 25 people, and wounding more than 100 others.
  • February 27 » A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills 116.
  • March 2 » War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
  • April 21 » Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
  • May 17 » The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
  • November 21 » Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.

Source: Wikipedia

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