Database Van Broekhoven » Henricus Petrus Antonius van Nistelrooij (1923-2019)

Birthday April 23, 1923

• The temperature on April 23, 1923 was between 3.1 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • April 26 » The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey.
  • May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
  • August 23 » Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
  • September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
  • October 16 » The Walt Disney Company is founded.
  • October 31 » The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1921 » Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States († 2012)
• 1923 » Avram Davidson, American soldier and author († 1993)
• 1923 » Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas († 2010)
• 1924 » Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader († 2007)
• 1924 » Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout († 2019)