Family tree Ocken » Petrus Johannes van Swinderen, (1917-2002)

Day of marriage December 27, 1962

• The temperature on December 27, 1962 was between -3.7 °C and -2.5 °C and averaged -2.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • July 6 » The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
  • July 22 » Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
  • September 20 » James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
  • September 27 » Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  • November 21 » The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
  • November 24 » The influential British satirical television programme That Was the Week That Was is first broadcast.

Day of death September 8, 2002

• The temperature on September 8, 2002 was between 12.2 °C and 24.2 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
  • February 22 » Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
  • May 24 » Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
  • June 11 » Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
  • December 13 » European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004.
  • December 17 » Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1999 » Michalis Kounelis, Greek violinist (b. 1928)
• 1999 » Moondog, American-German singer-songwriter, drummer, and poet (b. 1916)
• 2001 » Bill Ricker, Canadian entomologist and author (b. 1908)
• 2002 » Laurie Williams, Jamaican cricketer (b. 1968)
• 2003 » Leni Riefenstahl, German actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
• 2004 » Frank Thomas, American animator, voice actor, and screenwriter (b. 1913)