Family tree De Kunder » Gertruda Elisabeth Wijers (1925-1997)

Day of marriage April 6, 1948

• The temperature on April 6, 1948 was between 0.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
  • May 20 » Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
  • June 24 » Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
  • June 26 » William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.
  • June 28 » Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
  • September 9 » Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
  • November 22 » Chinese Civil War: Elements of the Chinese Communist Second Field Army under Liu Bocheng trap the Nationalist 12th Army, beginning the Shuangduiji Campaign, the largest engagement of the Huaihai Campaign.

Day of death January 20, 1997

• The temperature on January 20, 1997 was between 0.5 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
  • August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
  • September 11 » After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
  • December 3 » In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
  • December 29 » Hong Kong begins to kill all the city's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

Day of burial January 24, 1997

• The temperature on January 24, 1997 was between -2.0 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • February 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
  • February 28 » An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
  • May 15 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
  • July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
  • August 7 » Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.
  • December 15 » Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929)
• 1994 » Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911)
• 1994 » Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909)
• 1996 » Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927)
• 2002 » Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963)
• 2003 » Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)