Family tree Weening » Johanna Hamstra (1925-2007)

Day of marriage April 5, 1945

• The temperature on April 5, 1945 was between 6.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • February 21 » World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Japanese kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier USSBismarck Sea and damage the USSSaratoga.
  • April 25 » Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.
  • May 4 » World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath is signed, coming into effect the following day. It encompasses all Wehrmacht units in the Netherlands, Denmark and northwest Germany.
  • June 28 » Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day.
  • August 23 » World War II: Soviet–Japanese War: The USSR State Defense Committee issues Decree no. 9898cc "About Receiving, Accommodation, and Labor Utilization of the Japanese Army Prisoners of War".
  • December 4 » By a vote of 65–7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.)

Day of death June 22, 2007

• The temperature on June 22, 2007 was between 12.3 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 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 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 Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 27 » The Chinese Correction: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in ten years.
  • June 26 » Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes.
  • August 3 » Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
  • August 4 » NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
  • November 7 » Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.
  • November 15 » Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.

Day of burial June 26, 2007

• The temperature on June 26, 2007 was between 9.8 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco.
  • January 19 » Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's Istanbul office by 17-year-old Turkish ultra-nationalist Ogün Samast.
  • March 1 » Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School.
  • June 18 » The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters.
  • June 19 » The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
  • August 1 » The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2007 » Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (b. 1964)
• 2008 » Dody Goodman, American actress and dancer (b. 1914)
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