Database Van Broekhoven » Willem Jacobus Johannes van Breukelen (1890-1947)

Day of marriage May 28, 1925

• The temperature on May 28, 1925 was between 9.6 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • January 5 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
  • February 15 » The 1925 serum run to Nome: The second delivery of serum arrives in Nome, Alaska.
  • August 5 » Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
  • September 17 » Frida Kahlo suffers near-fatal injuries in a bus accident in Mexico, causing her to abandon her medical studies and take up art.
  • October 30 » John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
  • November 28 » The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.

Day of death April 22, 1947

• The temperature on April 22, 1947 was between 6.9 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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.
  • April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
  • August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
  • August 17 » The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
  • November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
  • November 18 » The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand.
  • November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1944 » Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (b. 1913)
• 1945 » Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (b. 1867)
• 1945 » Wilhelm Cauer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
• 1946 » Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1872)
• 1946 » Lionel Atwill, English-American actor (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Charles Middleton, American actor (b. 1874)