Family tree Servaes, Maastricht/Venlo/Straelen/Neuss/Düsseldorf » Jean Guillaume "Sjeng" Bonfrère (1913-2003)

Day of marriage August 30, 1933

• The temperature on August 30, 1933 was between 10.0 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
  • January 24 » The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
  • February 15 » In Miami, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate US President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
  • April 1 » English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand.
  • April 4 » U.S. Navy airship USSAkron is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather.
  • May 2 » Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.
  • October 10 » A United Airlines Boeing 247 is destroyed by sabotage, the first such proven case in the history of commercial aviation.

Day of death February 17, 2003

• The temperature on February 17, 2003 was between -7.2 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless 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, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• 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 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers.
  • March 1 » Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
  • June 2 » Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
  • July 15 » AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
  • October 15 » China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
  • November 22 » Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident: Shortly after takeoff, a DHL Express cargo plane is struck on the left wing by a surface-to-air missile and forced to land.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Steve Bechler, American baseball player (b. 1979)
• 2004 » José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico, 1976-1982 (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
• 2006 » Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
• 2006 » Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929)