Database Van Broekhoven » Gijsbertus Johannes de Laat (1914-1977)

Day of marriage August 26, 1941

• The temperature on August 26, 1941 was between 14.1 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • May 2 » Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
  • May 5 » Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as Liberation Day or Patriots' Victory Day.
  • May 8 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches a bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby.
  • May 22 » During the Anglo-Iraqi War, British troops take Fallujah.
  • October 2 » World War II: In Operation Typhoon, the Wehrmacht attempts to capture Moscow before the onset of winter.
  • November 24 » World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces.

Day of death January 2, 1977

• The temperature on January 2, 1977 was between -0.2 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
  • March 11 » The 1977 Hanafi Siege: More than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
  • April 7 » German Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light.
  • June 15 » After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
  • June 30 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
  • August 10 » In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
  • October 17 » The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1974 » Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1975 » Siraj Sikder, Bangladesh revolutionary leader (b. 1944)
• 1977 » Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
• 1986 » Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
• 1989 » Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)