Family tree Fopma/Bouma » Harco Hendrik Hans Harmens van der Meulen (1944-2009)

Day of marriage December 20, 1968

• The temperature on December 20, 1968 was between -3.3 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • March 2 » Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.
  • April 20 » English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.
  • June 9 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
  • July 8 » The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
  • August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
  • September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Day of death January 3, 2009

• The temperature on January 3, 2009 was between -8.9 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged -2.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The partly or heavily clouded 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 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 year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • March 11 » Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent-graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
  • March 12 » Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
  • June 8 » Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.
  • August 19 » A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
  • October 1 » The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
  • November 23 » The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines.

Day of burial January 8, 2009

• The temperature on January 8, 2009 was between -7.3 °C and -3.1 °C and averaged -4.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily 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 year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 20 » A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
  • February 10 » The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collide in orbit, destroying both.
  • April 7 » Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
  • June 1 » General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
  • July 26 » The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.
  • September 30 » The 7.6 M_w  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.

Source: Wikipedia

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