Database Van Broekhoven » Johanna Henrica Christina Smeets (1918-1986)

Day of marriage December 6, 1943

• The temperature on December 6, 1943 was between -7.3 °C and -4.5 °C and averaged -5.7 °C. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • March 22 » World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in what is the present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118.
  • June 25 » The Holocaust: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis.
  • July 4 » World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka.
  • July 5 » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
  • August 1 » World War II: Operation Tidal Wave also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian oil fields.
  • August 15 » World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all odds.

Day of death July 10, 1986

• The temperature on July 10, 1986 was between 12.1 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • March 27 » A car bomb explodes outside Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.
  • April 27 » The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
  • July 9 » The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
  • August 20 » In Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. Postal employee Patrick Sherrill guns down 14 of his co-workers and then commits suicide.
  • September 28 » The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.
  • October 11 » Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1979 » Arthur Fiedler, American conductor (b. 1894)
• 1980 » Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1985 » Fernando Pereira, Dutch photographer (b. 1950)
• 1986 » Tadeusz Piotrowski, Polish mountaineer and author (b. 1940)
• 1987 » John Hammond, American record producer, critic, and activist (b. 1910)
• 1989 » Mel Blanc, American voice actor (b. 1908)