Database Van Broekhoven » Gerardus Cornelis Theodorus van Amelsvoort (1938-1997)

Day of marriage February 27, 1962

• The temperature on February 27, 1962 was between -3.1 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (12%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • March 29 » Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11​⁄₂ day constitutional crisis.
  • July 5 » The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
  • July 9 » Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
  • August 16 » Eight years after the remaining French India territories were handed to India, the ratifications of the treaty are exchanged to make the transfer official.
  • September 25 » The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
  • October 12 » The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.

Day of death April 16, 1997

• The temperature on April 16, 1997 was between 3.1 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • January 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
  • February 5 » The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
  • May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
  • July 10 » In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
  • October 12 » The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
  • October 15 » The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1996 » Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer (b. 1917)
• 1996 » Stavros Niarchos, Greek-Swiss businessman (b. 1909)
• 1997 » Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, Colombian politician (b. 1921)
• 1997 » Roland Topor, French actor, director, and painter (b. 1938)
• 1998 » Alberto Calderón, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1920)
• 1998 » Fred Davis, English snooker player (b. 1913)