Family tree Van Houtum » Johannes Antonius "Jan" van Houtum (1939-2002)

Christening day February 3, 1939

• The temperature on February 3, 1939 was between -7.4 °C and -2.6 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • January 14 » Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
  • May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
  • June 17 » Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
  • September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
  • December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.

Day of marriage July 31, 1964

• The temperature on July 31, 1964 was between 12.6 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • February 17 » Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place.
  • February 27 » The Government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
  • April 2 » The Soviet Union launches Zond 1.
  • May 20 » Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
  • June 12 » Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
  • June 21 » Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Day of death August 9, 2002

• The temperature on August 9, 2002 was between 13.3 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (31%). The partly or heavily clouded 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 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 17 » Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.
  • January 23 » U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered.
  • February 27 » Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims.
  • March 4 » Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
  • April 26 » Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
  • June 10 » The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.

Day of burial August 13, 2002

• The temperature on August 13, 2002 was between 12.3 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
  • February 22 » Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
  • April 2 » Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
  • April 4 » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
  • April 26 » Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
  • June 13 » The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
  • December 27 » Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2002 » Paul Samson, English guitarist (b. 1953)
• 2003 » Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1946)
• 2003 » Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 2003 » R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (b. 1931)
• 2003 » Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (b. 1945)