Family tree Jan Werkman » Bene Willemsen (1919-2008)

Day of marriage May 18, 1945

• The temperature on May 18, 1945 was between 9.3 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • March 22 » The Arab League is founded when a charter is adopted in Cairo, Egypt.
  • May 1 » World War II: Forces of the Soviet Red Army liberate Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany.
  • July 26 » The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
  • July 26 » World War II: The USSIndianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb.
  • September 8 » The division of Korea begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.
  • November 29 » The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.

Day of death September 26, 2008

• The temperature on September 26, 2008 was between 5.6 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • June 26 » A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
  • September 11 » A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
  • November 10 » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
  • November 25 » Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades.
  • November 27 » XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board.
  • December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

Day of cremation October 1, 2008

• The temperature on October 1, 2008 was between 9.2 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 18.3 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
  • April 8 » The construction of the world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.
  • July 1 » Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
  • August 8 » A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.
  • September 11 » A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
  • October 15 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (b. 1912)
• 2006 » Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (b. 1916)
• 2007 » Bill Wirtz, American businessman (b. 1929)
• 2008 » Marc Moulin, Belgian keyboard player, producer, and journalist (b. 1942)
• 2008 » Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (b. 1925)
• 2010 » Terry Newton, English rugby player (b. 1978)