Database Van Broekhoven » Antonius Jacobus Peijnenborgh (1932-2021)

Birthday April 8, 1932

• The temperature on April 8, 1932 was between 2.1 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
  • May 20 » Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
  • June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
  • July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
  • July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
  • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1930 » Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma († 2010)
• 1931 » John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico († 2018)
• 1932 » Iskandar of Johor († 2010)
• 1933 » James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples († 2014)
• 1934 » Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer († 2007)