Database Van Broekhoven » Willem van Bokhoven (1915-1960)

Day of marriage October 11, 1939

• The temperature on October 11, 1939 was between 7.3 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
  • March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
  • July 28 » The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
  • August 25 » The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
  • September 9 » Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government.
  • October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.

Day of death January 8, 1960

• The temperature on January 8, 1960 was between -1.3 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 year 1960: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
  • April 13 » The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
  • April 15 » At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
  • August 3 » Niger gains independence from France.
  • August 15 » Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France.
  • September 2 » The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
  • November 4 » At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1953 » Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (b. 1883)
• 1954 » Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1898)
• 1956 » Jim Elliot, American missionary and martyr (b. 1928)
• 1958 » Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (b. 1869)
• 1961 » Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (b. 1910)
• 1963 » Kay Sage, American painter (b. 1898)