Database Van Broekhoven » Johanna Petronella Maria Stevens (1925-2011)

Day of marriage March 10, 1947

• The temperature on March 10, 1947 was between -2.5 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
  • February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
  • March 17 » First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
  • April 9 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted.
  • 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.
  • October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.

Day of death March 31, 2011

• The temperature on March 31, 2011 was between 9.2 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (8%). The almost completely overcast 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • March 19 » Libyan Civil War: After the failure of Muammar Gaddafi's forces to take Benghazi, the French Air Force launches Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya.
  • May 2 » An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.
  • June 1 » A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
  • July 13 » Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
  • July 13 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
  • September 11 » The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opens on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Source: Wikipedia

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