Family tree Diverse » Christianus Martinus van der Linden (1920-1997)

Day of death May 18, 1997

• The temperature on May 18, 1997 was between 15.8 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • April 29 » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
  • June 13 » A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
  • July 20 » The fully restored USSConstitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
  • August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
  • August 26 » Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.

Day of burial May 22, 1997

• The temperature on May 22, 1997 was between 8.3 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 10.2 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
  • January 19 » Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
  • February 4 » En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
  • June 10 » Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
  • July 1 » China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
  • August 10 » Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
  • October 27 » The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Source: Wikipedia

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