Stambos van Wijk-Soomers » Maria Christina Somers (1918-2012)

Day of marriage May 15, 1942

• The temperature on May 15, 1942 was between 6.2 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • January 19 » World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins.
  • February 9 » World War II: Top United States military leaders hold their first formal meeting to discuss American military strategy in the war.
  • March 20 » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
  • April 18 » Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
  • June 22 » The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by US Congress.
  • July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.

Day of death February 9, 2012

• The temperature on February 9, 2012 was between -9.7 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -4.4 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
  • May 25 » The SpaceX Dragon becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
  • July 5 » The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020ft).
  • September 18 » Greater Manchester Police officers PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone are murdered in a gun and grenade ambush attack in Greater Manchester, England.
  • October 14 » Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
  • November 6 » Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States

Day of burial February 13, 2012

• The temperature on February 13, 2012 was between -0.5 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
  • May 19 » A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people.
  • May 21 » A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sana'a, Yemen.
  • June 15 » Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to successfully tightrope walk directly over Niagara Falls.
  • July 30 » A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • August 23 » A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
  • October 29 » Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2011 » Miltiadis Evert, Greek lawyer and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (b. 1939)
• 2012 » Joe Moretti, Scottish-South African guitarist and songwriter (b. 1938)
• 2012 » John Hick, English philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
• 2012 » O. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 2013 » Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist and trainer (b. 1913)
• 2013 » Richard Artschwager, American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (b. 1923)