Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmina Cornelia Adriana van der Pol (1923-1991)

Day of marriage May 27, 1949

• The temperature on May 27, 1949 was between 6.7 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Indonesian Army recaptures and occupies for six hours its capital city Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
  • July 1 » The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin royal family.
  • August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
  • September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
  • November 26 » The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
  • December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

Day of death August 25, 1991

• The temperature on August 25, 1991 was between 10.0 °C and 24.1 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
  • May 21 » Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a female suicide bomber near Madras.
  • July 11 » Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.
  • September 5 » The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
  • October 30 » The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
  • December 2 » Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
  • December 20 » A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1984 » Viktor Chukarin, Ukrainian gymnast and coach (b. 1921)
• 1984 » Waite Hoyt, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1899)
• 1988 » Art Rooney, American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (b. 1901)
• 1990 » Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1903)
• 1995 » Doug Stegmeyer, American bass player and producer (b. 1951)