Family tree of Spijk and her many ancestors » Colette A. Pouteau (1925-2008)

Day of marriage March 18, 1950

• The temperature on March 18, 1950 was between 6.2 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
  • May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
  • June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
  • August 29 » Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.

Day of death February 23, 2008

• The temperature on February 23, 2008 was between 4.4 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or heavily 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 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 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • April 3 » Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
  • April 6 » The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
  • July 2 » Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
  • September 15 » Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
  • October 22 » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
  • December 11 » Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
• 2007 » John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)
• 2008 » Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (b. 1950)
• 2008 » Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (b. 1917)
• 2010 » Orlando Zapata, Cuban plumber and activist (b. 1967)
• 2011 » Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (b. 1923)