Database Van Broekhoven » Antonius Leonardus van Spijk (1912-1991)

Day of marriage July 8, 1947

• The temperature on July 8, 1947 was between 8.2 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
  • April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
  • April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
  • August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
  • September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
  • December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.

Day of death June 13, 1991

• The temperature on June 13, 1991 was between 11.0 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 15 » Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system.
  • January 29 » Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.
  • May 18 » Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognized by the international community.
  • August 22 » Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.
  • October 1 » Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
  • October 30 » The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1986 » Benny Goodman, American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1909)
• 1987 » Geraldine Page, American actress (b. 1924)
• 1989 » Fran Allison, American television personality and puppeteer (b. 1907)
• 1993 » Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1924)
• 1993 » Gérard Côté, Canadian runner (b. 1913)
• 1994 » Nadia Gray, Romanian-French actress (b. 1923)