Database Van Broekhoven » Antonetta Maria van Haperen (1903-1973)

Day of marriage June 23, 1932

• The temperature on June 23, 1932 was between 9.4 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 28 » Japanese forces attack Shanghai.
  • July 17 » Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues.
  • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
  • August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
  • September 24 » Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
  • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.

Day of death April 1, 1973

• The temperature on April 1, 1973 was between 3.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • July 12 » A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
  • August 23 » A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term "Stockholm syndrome".
  • September 11 » JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing 35 passengers and six crew.
  • September 20 » Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
  • October 20 » The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.
  • November 16 » U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1962 » Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain and businessman (b. 1910)
• 1965 » Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (b. 1870)
• 1966 » Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (b. 1911)
• 1968 » Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
• 1976 » Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor (b. 1891)
• 1981 » Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (b. 1910)