Family tree Fopma/Bouma » Simon Simons Wildschut (1920-1999)

Day of marriage December 17, 1946

• The temperature on December 17, 1946 was between -8.9 °C and -3.0 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
  • February 12 » World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats.
  • April 18 » The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
  • June 1 » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
  • August 3 » Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
  • September 20 » The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.

Day of death September 15, 1999

• The temperature on September 15, 1999 was between 13.3 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 16.4 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • June 9 » Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
  • July 20 » The Chinese Communist Party begins a persecution campaign against Falun Gong, arresting thousands nationwide.
  • October 12 » Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
  • November 2 » Xerox murders: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven.
  • November 26 » The 7.5 M_w  Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
  • December 24 » Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).

Day of burial September 20, 1999

• The temperature on September 20, 1999 was between 14.7 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.
  • March 24 » A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The resulting inferno kills 38 people.
  • March 24 » Kosovo war: NATO began attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
  • May 7 » Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
  • May 24 » The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.
  • November 2 » Xerox murders: In the worst mass murder in the history of Hawaii, a gunman shoots at eight people in his workplace, killing seven.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1995 » Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1921)
• 1995 » Harry Calder, South African cricketer (b. 1901)
• 1997 » Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (b. 1933)
• 1998 » Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist, 3rd Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1908)
• 2001 » June Salter, Australian actress and author (b. 1932)
• 2003 » Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist and author (b. 1930)