Stanfield Family Tree » Rosella Francis Droste (1928-2004)

Day of marriage June 25, 1950

• The temperature on June 25, 1950 was between 11.7 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
  • June 28 » Korean War: North Korean Army conducts the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
  • August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
  • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
  • November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
  • December 17 » The F-86 Sabre's first mission over Korea.

Day of death July 16, 2004

• The temperature on July 16, 2004 was between 13.1 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 3 » Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history.
  • February 5 » Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
  • February 18 » Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Nishapur, Iran, when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes.
  • May 14 » Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
  • November 22 » The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
  • November 23 » The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (b. 1935)
• 2003 » Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress (b. 1925)
• 2004 » Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (b. 1919)
• 2004 » George Busbee, American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (b. 1927)
• 2005 » Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter and radio host (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (b. 1920)