Eijsermans family tree » Hortencia Johanna Maria Boeren (1921-1996)

Day of death January 26, 1996

• The temperature on January 26, 1996 was between -10.0 °C and -8.0 °C and averaged -9.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • February 16 » A Chicago-bound Amtrak train, the Capitol Limited, collides with a MARC commuter train bound for Washington, D.C., killing 11 people.
  • July 3 » British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
  • July 29 » The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
  • August 29 » Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
  • October 7 » Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
  • December 30 » Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.

Day of burial January 31, 1996

• The temperature on January 31, 1996 was between -6.0 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 8 » An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed.
  • February 6 » Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
  • April 28 » Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.
  • July 17 » TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
  • July 25 » In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
  • December 30 » Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.

Source: Wikipedia

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