Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmus Walterus Cornelis Schoonen (1901-1988)

Day of marriage July 8, 1929

• The temperature on July 8, 1929 was between 7.4 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • January 6 » King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
  • May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
  • June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
  • December 3 » President Herbert Hoover delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress. It was presented in the form of a written message rather than a speech.
  • December 24 » A four alarm fire breaks out in the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C.
  • December 27 » Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".

Day of death July 28, 1988

• The temperature on July 28, 1988 was between 11.7 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (22%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • April 18 » The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
  • May 15 » Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
  • August 21 » The 6.9 M_w  Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal–India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709–1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
  • November 16 » In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
  • November 18 » War on Drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for drug traffickers.
  • December 8 » A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1981 » Stanley Rother, American priest and missionary (b. 1935)
• 1982 » Keith Green, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1953)
• 1987 » Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1909)
• 1990 » Jill Esmond, English actress (b. 1908)
• 1992 » Sulev Nõmmik, Estonian actor and director (b. 1931)
• 1993 » Stanley Woods, Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1903)