Family tree Van der Hoek » Pieter Dekker (1928-2006)

Day of marriage December 20, 1955

• The temperature on December 20, 1955 was between -3.9 °C and 0.2 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • May 18 » Operation Passage to Freedom, the evacuation of 310,000 Vietnamese civilians, soldiers and non-Vietnamese members of the French Army from communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam following the end of the First Indochina War, ends.
  • July 17 » Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
  • July 27 » El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.
  • July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
  • November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
  • December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.

Day of death October 18, 2006

• The temperature on October 18, 2006 was between 10.4 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (11%). The almost completely overcast 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • June 29 » Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
  • July 6 » The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
  • July 17 » The 7.7 M_w  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
  • November 10 » The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
  • November 21 » Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
  • December 28 » War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.

Day of burial October 23, 2006

• The temperature on October 23, 2006 was between 11.1 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 14.1 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
  • January 25 » Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women.
  • August 4 » A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
  • August 22 » Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
  • August 24 » The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
  • December 5 » Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2005 » Bill King, American sportscaster (b. 1927)
• 2005 » Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (b. 1911)
• 2006 » Laurie Taitt, Guyanese-English hurdler (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Mario Francesco Pompedda, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
• 2007 » Alan Coren, English journalist and author (b. 1938)