Family tree Van Wely » Geertruida Johanna van Wely (1916-1997)

Day of marriage December 18, 1941

• The temperature on December 18, 1941 was between 1.1 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • January 10 » World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.
  • July 26 » World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
  • September 1 » The Nazis execute 2,500 Jews by shooting in Ostroh, Ukraine.
  • September 4 » World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USSGreer.
  • December 10 » World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon.
  • December 16 » World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.

Day of death November 2, 1997

• The temperature on November 2, 1997 was between -0.3 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • March 26 » Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
  • April 22 » Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria where 93 villagers are killed.
  • June 13 » A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
  • July 7 » The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War.
  • July 10 » Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
  • August 7 » Fine Air Flight 101 crashes after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing five people.

Day of cremation November 6, 1997

• The temperature on November 6, 1997 was between 9.1 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The 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 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 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • May 8 » China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.
  • June 2 » In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.
  • July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
  • September 6 » The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2​⁄₂ billion watched around the world on television.
  • September 7 » Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
  • December 22 » Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1994 » Martin Taras, American animator and director (b. 1914)
• 1994 » Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright (b. 1917)
• 1996 » Eva Cassidy, American singer (b. 1963)
• 1996 » John G. Crommelin, American admiral and politician (b. 1902)
• 1998 » Vincent Winter, Scottish actor and production manager (b. 1957)
• 2000 » Robert Cormier, American journalist and author (b. 1925)