Family tree Kouws Hendriks » Anna Maria Schoenmakers (1916-2005)

Day of marriage May 3, 1949

• The temperature on May 3, 1949 was between 6.3 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 13.5 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 26 » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
  • May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
  • August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
  • September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
  • December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

Day of death January 23, 2005

• The temperature on January 23, 2005 was between -2 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006 where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.
  • March 28 » An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
  • May 31 » Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat".
  • September 8 » Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.
  • October 17 » The Colbert Report, an American satirical news television program and talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, premiered on Comedy Central.
  • December 7 » Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.

Day of burial January 28, 2005

• The temperature on January 28, 2005 was between 0.6 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 8 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
  • July 2 » The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
  • July 26 » Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
  • August 29 » Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125billion in damage.
  • September 26 » The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
  • December 4 » Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Nell Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1948)
• 2004 » Bob Keeshan, American television personality and producer (b. 1927)
• 2004 » Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Johnny Carson, American talk show host, television personality, and producer (b. 1925)
• 2005 » Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1921)
• 2007 » Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian sociologist and politician (b. 1928)