Family tree Mark de Jong » Hendrik Jan Lodewijk (Henk) de Jong (1941-2009)

Christening day December 14, 1941

• The temperature on December 14, 1941 was between 7.0 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • March 2 » World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact.
  • March 15 » Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.
  • March 25 » The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
  • July 6 » The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
  • November 24 » World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces.
  • December 19 » World War II: Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Oberkommando des Heeres.

Day of marriage September 27, 1985

• The temperature on September 27, 1985 was between 7.9 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (71%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 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, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • January 13 » A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.
  • July 10 » The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira.
  • September 1 » A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMSTitanic.
  • September 2 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
  • October 7 » Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MSAchille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.
  • December 8 » The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia is established.

Day of death September 1, 2009

• The temperature on September 1, 2009 was between 14.9 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded 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, 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 26 » Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.
  • January 29 » Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
  • March 27 » The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people.
  • April 4 » France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.
  • May 18 » The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
  • November 21 » A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108.

Day of burial September 7, 2009

• The temperature on September 7, 2009 was between 10.6 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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, 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.
  • May 1 » Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
  • July 4 » The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
  • September 28 » The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1400 people.
  • October 3 » Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join together in the Turkic Council.
  • October 28 » NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.
  • December 8 » Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 127 people and injure 448 others.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2007 » Roy McKenzie, New Zealand horse racer and philanthropist (b. 1922)
• 2008 » Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1937)
• 2008 » Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (b. 1914)
• 2010 » Wakanohana Kanji I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna (b. 1928)