Eijsermans family tree » Wilhelmus Joseph Smeekens (1924-2010)

Day of marriage March 29, 1974

• The temperature on March 29, 1974 was between 5.0 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • March 4 » People magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.
  • March 5 » Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.
  • March 29 » Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
  • August 1 » Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
  • September 1 » The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353km/h).
  • December 24 » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

Day of death January 7, 2010

• The temperature on January 7, 2010 was between -10.0 °C and -2.1 °C and averaged -4.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (70%). 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 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.
  • January 14 » Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
  • February 20 » In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.
  • April 12 » Merano derailment: A rail accident in South Tyrol kills nine people and injures a further 28.
  • May 5 » Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.
  • June 24 » At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
  • August 5 » The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300ft (700m) below the ground for 69 days.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author (b. 1912)
• 2007 » Bobby Hamilton, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1957)
• 2007 » Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic journalist, author, and academic (b. 1929)
• 2008 » Alwyn Schlebusch, South African academic and politician, Vice State President of South Africa (b. 1917)
• 2012 » Tony Blankley, British-born American child actor, journalist and pundit (b. 1948)
• 2014 » Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB (b. 1907)