Bidprentjesverzameling Stichting De Oude Schoenendoos » Theodorus Adrianus van Kempen (1922-1973)

Day of death March 22, 1973

• The temperature on March 22, 1973 was between -0.8 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (74%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • January 22 » A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
  • May 17 » Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
  • September 24 » Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
  • November 1 » The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.
  • November 7 » The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
  • December 9 » British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.

Day of burial March 27, 1973

• The temperature on March 27, 1973 was between -0.5 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • April 4 » The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City are officially dedicated.
  • May 5 » Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59​⁄₅, an as-yet unbeaten record.
  • August 14 » The Pakistan Constitution of 1973 comes into effect.
  • October 25 » Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
  • November 4 » The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
  • November 14 » The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1971 » Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian (b. 1886)
• 1974 » Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (b. 1910)
• 1974 » Peter Revson, American race car driver (b. 1939)
• 1976 » John Dwyer McLaughlin, American painter (b. 1898)
• 1977 » A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (b. 1904)