Family tree Plugboer » Margaretha Maria Gijzen (1926-2004)

Day of marriage May 20, 1952

• The temperature on May 20, 1952 was between 5.6 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 14.8 hours of sunshine (93%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
  • April 15 » First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
  • September 8 » The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
  • October 3 » The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
  • November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
  • December 5 » Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it.
  • December 24 » First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.

Day of death August 21, 2004

• The temperature on August 21, 2004 was between 7.9 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 14 » The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
  • May 29 » The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
  • July 4 » The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
  • September 23 » Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.
  • October 14 » Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
  • December 25 » The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » John Coplans, British artist (b. 1920)
• 2003 » Kathy Wilkes, English philosopher and academic (b. 1946)
• 2004 » Sachidananda Routray, Indian Oriya-language poet (b. 1916)
• 2005 » Dahlia Ravikovitch, Israeli poet and translator (b. 1936)
• 2005 » Martin Dillon, American tenor and educator (b. 1957)
• 2005 » Robert Moog, American businessman, founded Moog Music (b. 1934)