Database Van Broekhoven » Quirinus van Gils (1918-2000)

Day of marriage August 29, 1945

• The temperature on August 29, 1945 was between 14.2 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 30 » World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp.
  • March 9 » World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power.
  • April 25 » United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
  • May 1 » World War II: Forces of the Soviet Red Army liberate Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany.
  • May 4 » World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
  • September 18 » General Douglas MacArthur moves his command headquarters to Tokyo.

Day of death January 15, 2000

• The temperature on January 15, 2000 was between 2.0 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (40%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2000: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.9 million citizens.
  • January 31 » Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard.
  • June 7 » The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
  • August 12 » The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew.
  • August 21 » Tiger Woods, American professional golfer, wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
  • October 11 » NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
  • October 31 » Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1998 » Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian economist and politician, Prime Minister of India (b. 1898)
• 1998 » Junior Wells, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1934)
• 1999 » Betty Box, English composer and producer (b. 1915)
• 2000 » Georges-Henri Lévesque, Canadian-Dominican priest and sociologist (b. 1903)
• 2001 » Leo Marks, English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2002 » Michael Anthony Bilandic, American politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1923)