Family tree Pullen » Aleida Hermina "Leida" Altena (1917-2004)

Day of marriage May 10, 1946

• The temperature on May 10, 1946 was between 3.8 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (90%). 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)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • February 15 » ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
  • March 24 » A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
  • August 3 » Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
  • September 24 » Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
  • October 1 » Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials.
  • November 23 » French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.

Day of death February 24, 2004

• The temperature on February 24, 2004 was between -2.5 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 8.6 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or 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 year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 2 » War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
  • March 8 » A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council.
  • May 1 » Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
  • November 22 » The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
  • November 30 » Lion Air Flight 583 overshoots the runway while landing at Adisumarmo International Airport and crashes, killing 25 people.
  • December 20 » A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.

Day of burial February 28, 2004

• The temperature on February 28, 2004 was between -7.8 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (70%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 4 » Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
  • June 8 » The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
  • June 11 » Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
  • September 3 » Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
  • November 6 » An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
  • December 14 » The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Leo Ornstein, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (b. 1893)
• 2004 » John Randolph, American actor (b. 1915)
• 2005 » Coşkun Kırca, Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Don Knotts, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
• 2006 » John Martin, Canadian broadcaster, co-founded MuchMusic (b. 1947)
• 2006 » Octavia E. Butler, American author and educator (b. 1947)