Family tree Van Luijk » Adriana Neeltje van Luijk (1914-2005)

Day of marriage May 1, 1936

• The temperature on May 1, 1936 was between 6.2 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • March 5 » First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
  • May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
  • September 10 » First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium
  • November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
  • November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
  • November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.

Day of death May 25, 2005

• The temperature on May 25, 2005 was between 13.4 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly 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 year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 25 » A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258.
  • February 8 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
  • July 7 » A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.
  • July 27 » After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
  • August 17 » Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
  • August 17 » The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2004 » Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publishing Company (b. 1917)
• 2005 » Graham Kennedy, Australian television host and actor (b. 1934)
• 2005 » Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer and director (b. 1936)
• 2005 » Robert Jankel, English businessman, founded Panther Westwinds (b. 1938)
• 2005 » Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1929)
• 2005 » Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (b. 1909)