Family tree J + P Valk » Cornelia Johanna "Corry" van PIETERSON (1923-2005)

Day of marriage October 22, 1947

• The temperature on October 22, 1947 was between 6.0 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • February 12 » The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
  • February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
  • April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
  • April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
  • July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
  • August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.

Day of death September 3, 2005

• The temperature on September 3, 2005 was between 14.9 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 25 » A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.
  • February 8 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
  • July 4 » The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
  • August 2 » Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
  • October 12 » The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
  • October 15 » A planned neo-Nazi protest against African-American street gangs sets off a riot in Toledo, Ohio. Twenty-nine people are arrested.

Day of cremation September 9, 2005

• The temperature on September 9, 2005 was between 16.3 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 20.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded 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 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 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 6 » A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, United States, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.
  • January 29 » The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
  • July 10 » Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle, causing billions of dollars in damage.
  • July 22 » Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
  • August 2 » Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
  • August 19 » The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (b. 1923)
• 2003 » Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (b. 1914)
• 2005 » R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (b. 1913)
• 2005 » William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
• 2007 » Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (b. 1973)
• 2007 » Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (b. 1939)