Database Schaap » Pieter Koomen (1890-1977)

Day of marriage July 30, 1914

• The temperature on July 30, 1914 was between 11.6 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 20.0 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
  • August 6 » World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
  • September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
  • September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
  • December 14 » Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Day of death March 22, 1977

• The temperature on March 22, 1977 was between 5.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
  • January 28 » The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977 which dumps 10 feet (3.0m) of snow in one day in Upstate New York, with Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.
  • June 30 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
  • October 14 » Anita Bryant gets a pie thrown in her face at a news conference in Des Moines by gay rights activist Tom Higgins for her anti-LGBT commentary.
  • November 8 » Manolis Andronikos, a Greek archaeologist and professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, discovers the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina.
  • November 20 » Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
  • December 18 » United Airlines Flight 2860 crashes near Kaysville, Utah, killing all three crew members on board.

Source: Wikipedia

• 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)
• 1978 » Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (b. 1905)
• 1979 » Ben Lyon, American actor and studio executive (b. 1901)