Database Van Broekhoven » Petrus Antonius Maria van Amelsvoort (1921-1989)

Day of marriage May 18, 1946

• The temperature on May 18, 1946 was between 6.9 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
• 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 Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • January 19 » General Douglas MacArthur establishes the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo to try Japanese war criminals.
  • April 17 » The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
  • April 18 » The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
  • June 5 » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
  • August 1 » Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are executed in Moscow, Soviet Union for treason.
  • November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.

Day of death December 18, 1989

• The temperature on December 18, 1989 was between 8.9 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1989: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
  • February 2 » Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul.
  • June 7 » Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.
  • September 8 » Partnair Flight 394 dives into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade.
  • September 19 » A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.
  • October 17 » The 6.9 M_w Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing Sixty-three.
  • December 16 » Romanian Revolution: Protests break out in Timișoara, Romania, in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor László Tőkés.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Conny Plank, German keyboard player and producer (b. 1940)
• 1988 » Niyazi Berkes, Turkish Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (b. 1908)
• 1990 » Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)
• 1990 » Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (b. 1900)
• 1990 » Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (b. 1914)
• 1991 » George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913)