Family tree Van Wijk » Andries van Wijk (1896-1997)

Day of marriage April 10, 1925

• The temperature on April 10, 1925 was between 8.1 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Albania declares itself a republic.
  • January 30 » The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.
  • February 21 » The New Yorker publishes its first issue.
  • February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
  • March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
  • May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.

Day of death March 28, 1997

• The temperature on March 28, 1997 was between 5.7 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
  • January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
  • August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
  • September 3 » Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
  • September 26 » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
  • November 3 » The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.
  • November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).

Day of burial April 1, 1997

• The temperature on April 1, 1997 was between 0.9 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (94%). 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 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.
  • June 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
  • June 13 » A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
  • July 1 » China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. The handover ceremony is attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
  • August 6 » Korean Air Flight 801 crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam killing 229 of 254 people on board.
  • September 11 » After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • October 10 » Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Scott Cunningham, American author (b. 1956)
• 1994 » Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic (b. 1909)
• 1996 » Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1914)
• 1999 » Franco Gasparri, Italian actor (b. 1948)
• 2000 » Anthony Powell, English soldier and author (b. 1905)
• 2001 » Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1928)