Family tree Pullen » Geesjen Bosch (1931-1997)

Christening day May 3, 1931

• The temperature on May 3, 1931 was between 10.0 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
  • March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
  • March 31 » An earthquake in Nicaragua destroys Managua; killing 2,000.
  • July 1 » Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft.
  • October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
  • November 22 » Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.

Day of death April 25, 1997

• The temperature on April 25, 1997 was between 7.3 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • February 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
  • April 1 » Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
  • June 30 » The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.
  • August 3 » Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
  • October 15 » The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
  • December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.

Day of burial April 29, 1997

• The temperature on April 29, 1997 was between 8.6 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • February 28 » GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
  • April 22 » Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria where 93 villagers are killed.
  • May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
  • June 25 » The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
  • July 23 » Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
  • December 15 » Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85.

Source: Wikipedia

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