Pedigree Plomp » Johan Mensink (1922-2006)

Day of marriage February 18, 1944

• The temperature on February 18, 1944 was between -2.9 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • June 26 » World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter.
  • June 30 » World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
  • July 6 » Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
  • October 25 » Second World War: The USSTang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
  • December 22 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!"
  • December 31 » World War II: Operation Nordwind, the last major Wehrmacht offensive on the Western Front begins.

Day of death July 31, 2006

• The temperature on July 31, 2006 was between 12.6 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (40%). 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 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • May 17 » The aircraft carrier USSOriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
  • June 29 » Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
  • July 1 » The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway is conducted in China.
  • July 9 » One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
  • July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
  • September 19 » The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

Day of burial August 2, 2006

• The temperature on August 2, 2006 was between 13.5 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 14.9 mm of rain during 7.4 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
  • February 6 » Stephen Harper becomes Prime Minister of Canada.
  • February 19 » A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
  • April 14 » Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in Jama Masjid, Delhi injure 13 people.
  • July 12 » The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
  • November 19 » Nintendo's first video game console with motion control, the Wii, is released.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2003 » Guido Crepax, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1933)
• 2004 » Virginia Grey, American actress (b. 1917)
• 2005 » Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, 1st President of the European Central Bank (b. 1935)
• 2009 » Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)
• 2009 » Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (b. 1920)