Stamboom familie Leenen te Sint-Truiden België » Roland A. Odeurs (1926-2008)

Day of marriage November 13, 1948

• The temperature on November 13, 1948 was between 2.1 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 1948: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
  • February 25 » In a coup d'état led by Klement Gottwald, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Prague to end the Third Czechoslovak Republic.
  • July 29 » Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
  • September 9 » Kim Il-sung declares the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
  • September 17 » The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
  • October 29 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; after, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.
  • October 30 » A luzzu fishing boat overloaded with passengers capsizes and sinks in the Gozo Channel off Qala, Gozo, Malta, killing 23 of the 27 people on board.

Day of death January 1, 2008

• The temperature on January 1, 2008 was between -0.6 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • February 5 » A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
  • March 1 » The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed.
  • April 6 » The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
  • May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
  • September 12 » The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people.
  • November 14 » The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Harry Magdoff, American economist and journalist (b. 1913)
• 2007 » Roland Levinsky, South African-English biochemist and academic (b. 1943)
• 2007 » Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (b. 1912)
• 2008 » Pratap Chandra Chunder, Indian educator and politician (b. 1919)
• 2009 » Claiborne Pell, American politician (b. 1918)
• 2010 » Lhasa de Sela, American-Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1972)