Family tree Meiling » Rijkje "Riek" Bijvank (1925-2008)

Day of marriage April 28, 1949

• The temperature on April 28, 1949 was between 4.5 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
  • March 1 » Indonesian Army recaptures and occupies for six hours its capital city Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
  • April 18 » The keel for the aircraft carrier USSUnited States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
  • May 9 » Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
  • September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
  • December 10 » Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.

Day of death November 30, 2008

• The temperature on November 30, 2008 was between -2.2 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 10.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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.
  • January 18 » The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  • February 5 » A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
  • March 14 » A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet.
  • April 3 » ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
  • April 6 » The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
  • August 18 » President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.

Day of cremation December 4, 2008

• The temperature on December 4, 2008 was between 0.4 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • May 25 » NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
  • September 7 » The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  • September 20 » A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
  • September 26 » Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
  • October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
  • October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Elhadi Adam, Sudanese poet and songwriter (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Rafael Buenaventura, Filipino banker (b. 1938)
• 2006 » Shirley Walker, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)
• 2007 » Engin Arık, Turkish physicist and academic (b. 1948)
• 2007 » Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (b. 1938)
• 2008 » Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer and producer (b. 1958)