Family tree Stappers » Johannes Marie van Munster (1930-1988)

Day of death October 13, 1988

• The temperature on October 13, 1988 was between 7.1 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • February 6 » Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
  • March 16 » Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people.
  • April 4 » Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
  • August 8 » The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
  • August 8 » The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
  • December 9 » The Michael Hughes Bridge in Sligo, Ireland, is officially opened.

Day of burial October 18, 1988

• The temperature on October 18, 1988 was between 9.7 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • February 27 » Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom.
  • June 1 » The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect.
  • August 8 » The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
  • September 8 » Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
  • September 29 » NASA launches STS-26, the first mission since the Challenger disaster.
  • December 21 » The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.

Source: Wikipedia

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