Family tree Van Eijk » Johan Laurens "Jan" van Eijk (1927-1996)

Day of marriage August 8, 1956

• The temperature on August 8, 1956 was between 8.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
  • January 4 » The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
  • March 1 » Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
  • July 25 » Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SSAndrea Doria collides with the MSStockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.
  • November 3 » Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. During negotiations on Tököl Island ostensibly on Soviet troop withdrawal, the KGB arrests Pál Maléter and other Hungarian Revolutionary commanders, effectively decapitating the Revolution's military leadership. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops ready for the final assault.
  • November 7 » Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.
  • December 9 » Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.

Day of death June 11, 1996

• The temperature on June 11, 1996 was between 15.0 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • February 1 » The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
  • February 15 » At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
  • June 10 » Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
  • September 5 » Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
  • November 7 » NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
  • November 20 » A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81.

Day of cremation June 14, 1996

• The temperature on June 14, 1996 was between 5.8 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • February 17 » NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
  • April 28 » Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.
  • May 20 » Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians.
  • September 7 » Rapper and hip hop artist Tupac Shakur is fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He succumbs to his injuries six days later.
  • November 23 » Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
  • December 22 » Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Ray Sharkey, American actor (b. 1952)
• 1994 » A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (b. 1934)
• 1995 » Rodel Naval, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1953)
• 1996 » Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (b. 1908)
• 1996 » George Hees, Canadian politician (b. 1910)
• 1998 » Catherine Cookson, English author (b. 1906)