Database Van Broekhoven » Izaak Johannes Romberg (1902-1963)

Day of marriage February 21, 1934

• The temperature on February 21, 1934 was between 5.3 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
  • April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
  • August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
  • September 18 » The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
  • September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
  • September 26 » The ocean liner RMSQueen Mary is launched.
  • December 1 » In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergey Kirov is assassinated. Stalin uses the incident as a pretext to initiate the Great Purge.

Day of death December 10, 1963

• The temperature on December 10, 1963 was between -3.9 °C and -2.8 °C and averaged -3.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
  • January 2 » Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
  • April 12 » The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.
  • May 2 » Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
  • June 5 » The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".
  • June 16 » In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
  • November 29 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1958 » Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864)
• 1963 » K. M. Panikkar, Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894)
• 1967 » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
• 1968 » George Forrest, Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
• 1968 » Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886)
• 1968 » Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b. 1915)