Database Van Broekhoven » Adrianus Wilhelmus Marie van Keulen (1900-1971)

Day of marriage November 12, 1936

• The temperature on November 12, 1936 was between 5.9 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
  • May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
  • June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
  • June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
  • July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
  • September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.

Day of death July 28, 1971

• The temperature on July 28, 1971 was between 14.9 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • January 22 » The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
  • January 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon.
  • July 26 » Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.
  • October 28 » Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
  • November 10 » In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
  • December 7 » The Battle of Sylhet is fought between the Pakistani military and the Mukti Bahini.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1969 » Frank Loesser, American composer (b. 1910)
• 1969 » Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (b. 1882)
• 1971 » Charles E. Pont, French-American minister and painter (b. 1898)
• 1971 » Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian colonel and diplomat (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Myril Hoag, American baseball player (b. 1908)
• 1972 » Helen Traubel, American soprano and actress (b. 1903)