Family tree Jan Werkman » Aafke "Atty" Bijsterveld (1924-2010)

Day of marriage November 11, 1950

• The temperature on November 11, 1950 was between 3.5 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
  • January 23 » The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
  • February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
  • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
  • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
  • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.

Day of death December 28, 2010

• The temperature on December 28, 2010 was between -0.3 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The almost completely overcast 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 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.
  • February 8 » A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
  • May 11 » David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War.
  • May 19 » The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
  • August 19 » Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
  • September 19 » The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
  • December 17 » Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.

Day of burial January 4, 2011

• The temperature on January 4, 2011 was between -0.1 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people.
  • April 1 » After protests against the burning of the Quran turn violent, a mob attacks a United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen people, including eight foreign workers.
  • May 13 » Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.
  • August 23 » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200million–$300million USD.
  • September 29 » The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
  • December 31 » Samoa and Tokelau skip the day of December 30, 2011 as they jump to the other side of International Date Line, changing their timezones.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2008 » Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (b. 1923)
• 2009 » Jimmy Sullivan, American musician, composer and songwriter. Known by his stage name The Rev (b. 1981)
• 2010 » Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
• 2012 » Mark Crispin, American computer scientist and academic, designed the IMAP (b. 1956)
• 2012 » Nicholas Ambraseys, Greek-English seismologist and engineer (b. 1929)
• 2012 » Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (b. 1980)