Database Van Broekhoven » Anna Maria van Broekhoven (1912-1951)

Day of marriage December 10, 1936

• The temperature on December 10, 1936 was between -4.0 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
  • April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
  • June 11 » The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
  • July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
  • August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
  • November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
  • December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

Day of death July 24, 1951

• The temperature on July 24, 1951 was between 14.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
  • January 27 » Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with Operation Ranger.
  • January 31 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to Korean War is adopted.
  • February 6 » The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
  • March 7 » Korean War: Operation Ripper: United Nations troops led by General Matthew Ridgway begin an assault against Chinese forces.
  • April 11 » The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
  • May 21 » The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)