Stamboom Den Hertog en Sivré » Maria Hoogendoorn (1921-2010)

Day of marriage March 14, 1940

• The temperature on March 14, 1940 was between -2 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 26.8 mm of rain during 13.7 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
  • May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
  • June 18 » The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
  • September 16 » World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
  • November 2 » World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
  • December 9 » World War II: Operation Compass: British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.
  • December 14 » Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.

Day of death April 13, 2010

• The temperature on April 13, 2010 was between 2.8 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2010: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 8 » A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
  • May 19 » The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
  • May 21 » JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
  • June 16 » Bhutan becomes the first country to institute a total ban on tobacco.
  • August 3 » Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
  • October 10 » The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2008 » John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
• 2009 » Bruce Snyder, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
• 2009 » George Feigley, American sex cult leader, convicted rapist and two-time prison escapee (b. 1940)
• 2009 » Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (b. 1954)
• 2012 » Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (b. 1941)
• 2012 » William B. Buffum, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Lebanon (b. 1921)