Family tree Van den Wyngaert » Joannes Franciscus Elseviers (1911-1991)

Day of marriage October 8, 1947

• The temperature on October 8, 1947 was between 10.0 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 19.9 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 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 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
  • April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
  • July 4 » The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
  • August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
  • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

Day of death October 17, 1991

• The temperature on October 17, 1991 was between 7.2 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 2 » Sharon Pratt Kelly becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
  • April 5 » An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter.
  • April 26 » 55 tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.
  • September 28 » The Strategic Air Command stands down from alert all ICBMs scheduled for deactivation under START I, as well as its strategic bomber force.
  • October 18 » The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
  • December 5 » Leonid Kravchuk is elected the first president of Ukraine.

Day of cremation October 22, 1991

• The temperature on October 22, 1991 was between 1.7 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • March 2 » Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.
  • August 25 » Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
  • September 5 » The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
  • September 8 » The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
  • October 4 » The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature.
  • October 14 » Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Abdul Malek Ukil, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
• 1991 » Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor (b. 1919)
• 1992 » Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (b. 1912)
• 1992 » Orestis Laskos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1993 » Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1963)
• 1996 » Chris Acland, English musician & drummer of Lush (b. 1966)