Family tree Somers » Wilhelmina Henrica van Boxtel (1907-1996)

Day of marriage November 24, 1930

• The temperature on November 24, 1930 was between 2.1 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1930: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
  • February 16 » The Romanian Football Federation joins FIFA.
  • March 13 » The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
  • April 6 » At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
  • May 24 » Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
  • August 7 » The last confirmed lynching of blacks in the Northern United States occurs in Marion, Indiana; two men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, are killed.
  • September 27 » Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.

Day of death January 31, 1996

• The temperature on January 31, 1996 was between -6 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 8 » An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed.
  • April 1 » The government of Nova Scotia amalgamated the City of Halifax and the over 200 communities around the area to create the Halifax Regional Municipality.
  • July 17 » TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
  • July 28 » The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
  • July 29 » The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
  • December 22 » Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board.

Day of burial February 5, 1996

• The temperature on February 5, 1996 was between -4.1 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged -0.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • February 8 » The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
  • July 5 » Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
  • July 15 » A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
  • July 18 » Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
  • July 28 » The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
  • October 2 » The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1995 » George Abbott, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1887)
• 1997 » John Joseph Scanlan, Irish-American bishop (b. 1930)
• 1999 » Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (b. 1938)
• 1999 » Norm Zauchin, American baseball player (b. 1929)
• 2000 » Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 2001 » Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (b. 1923)