Family tree Van de Ruit » Aaltje "Alie" Middelkoop (1909-2002)

Day of marriage July 13, 1932

• The temperature on July 13, 1932 was between 18.0 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 21.4 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 28 » Japanese forces attack Shanghai.
  • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
  • May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
  • July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
  • September 10 » The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.
  • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Day of death October 11, 2002

• The temperature on October 11, 2002 was between 2.8 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (91%). The almost cloudless 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• 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 year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  • May 25 » China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, with the loss of all 225 people on board.
  • September 4 » The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.
  • September 9 » The Rafiganj train wreck happened in Bihar, India.
  • October 2 » The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
  • November 4 » Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.

Day of burial October 16, 2002

• The temperature on October 16, 2002 was between 10.1 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• 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 year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  • March 2 » U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
  • May 23 » The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland.
  • June 24 » The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
  • July 28 » Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
  • October 29 » Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire, a fire destroys a luxurious department store where 1500 people are shopping. Over 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1999 » Leo Lionni, Dutch-American author and illustrator (b. 1910)
• 2000 » Donald Dewar, Scottish lawyer and politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (b. 1937)
• 2000 » Luc-Marie Bayle, French historian, photographer, and painter (b. 1914)
• 2001 » Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 2004 » Keith Miller, Australian cricketer and pilot (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (b. 1917)