Family tree De Kunder » Petronella Josephina Derkx (1924-2004)

Day of marriage March 27, 1951

• The temperature on March 27, 1951 was between 0.1 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 8.2 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (28%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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)
• 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 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 year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
  • February 9 » Korean War: The two-day Geochang massacre begins as a battalion of the 11th Division of the South Korean Army kills 719 unarmed citizens in Geochang, in the South Gyeongsang district of South Korea
  • February 27 » The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
  • July 4 » William Shockley announces the invention of the junction transistor.
  • October 15 » Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
  • December 22 » The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.

Day of death October 25, 2004

• The temperature on October 25, 2004 was between 9.4 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 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.
  • January 4 » Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
  • March 8 » A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.
  • April 3 » Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
  • June 1 » Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of a parole, breaking a Guinness World Record.
  • November 6 » An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
  • November 19 » The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games.

Day of burial October 29, 2004

• The temperature on October 29, 2004 was between 8.5 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 2 » Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
  • March 19 » Catalina affair: A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work.
  • April 1 » Google announces Gmail to the public.
  • September 23 » Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.
  • December 20 » A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.
  • December 31 » The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670ft).

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (b. 1944)
• 2002 » René Thom, French mathematician and biologist (b. 1923)
• 2002 » Richard Harris, Irish actor and singer (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian spiritual leader and philosopher (b. 1920)
• 2003 » Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (b. 1925)
• 2004 » John Peel, English radio host and producer (b. 1939)