Family tree De Kunder » Jannetje Maria de Kunder (1910-1988)

Day of marriage July 5, 1940

• The temperature on July 5, 1940 was between 9.5 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
  • April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
  • July 2 » The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
  • August 19 » First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
  • September 12 » Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
  • October 25 » Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army.

Day of death December 15, 1988

• The temperature on December 15, 1988 was between 5.7 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 13.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
  • March 13 » The Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
  • March 16 » Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
  • May 29 » The U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
  • June 27 » The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people.
  • September 12 » Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.

Day of burial December 19, 1988

• The temperature on December 19, 1988 was between 5.0 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 8.2 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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, 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 13 » The Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
  • March 20 » Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
  • June 12 » Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 46, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board.
  • August 8 » The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
  • September 8 » Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
  • September 13 » Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1984 » Jan Peerce, American tenor and actor (b. 1904)
• 1985 » Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian physician and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (b. 1900)
• 1986 » Serge Lifar, Russian-French ballet dancer and choreographer
• 1989 » Edward Underdown, English actor and jockey (b. 1908)
• 1991 » Vasily Zaytsev, Russian captain (b. 1915)
• 1993 » William Dale Phillips, American chemist and engineer (b. 1925)