Database Van Broekhoven » Antonius Hubertus van Bokhoven (1920-1991)

Day of marriage September 14, 1942

• The temperature on September 14, 1942 was between 10.3 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • February 2 » The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
  • February 23 » World War II: Japanese submarines fire artillery shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California.
  • April 15 » The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI.
  • July 23 » Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
  • August 24 » World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USSEnterprise is heavily damaged.
  • October 28 » The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.

Day of death May 30, 1991

• The temperature on May 30, 1991 was between 7.6 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 29 » Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.
  • April 14 » The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
  • August 20 » Estonia, occupied by and incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of legal continuity of its pre-occupation statehood.
  • October 16 » George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20.
  • October 18 » The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
  • November 7 » Magic Johnson announces that he is HIV-positive and retires from the NBA.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
• 1994 » Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (b. 1955)
• 1994 » Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1899)
• 1994 » Marcel Bich, Italian-French businessman, co-founded Société Bic (b. 1914)
• 1995 » Lofty England, English-Austrian engineer (b. 1911)
• 1995 » Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (b. 1912)