Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes van Brunschot (1908-1964)

Day of marriage April 29, 1942

• The temperature on April 29, 1942 was between 3.2 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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)
• 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • April 5 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy launches a carrier-based air attack on Colombo, Ceylon during the Indian Ocean raid. Port and civilian facilities are damaged and the Royal Navy cruisers HMSCornwall and HMSDorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
  • April 18 » Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
  • May 12 » World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
  • June 10 » World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich.
  • August 9 » World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
  • September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.

Day of death December 10, 1964

• The temperature on December 10, 1964 was between 7.2 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain during 11.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • January 23 » The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified.
  • April 11 » Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected President by the National Congress.
  • August 19 » Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, was launched.
  • October 29 » A collection of irreplaceable gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves (among them is "Murph the surf") from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
  • December 5 » Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response.
  • December 5 » Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1958 » Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864)
• 1963 » K. M. Panikkar, Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894)
• 1967 » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
• 1968 » George Forrest, Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
• 1968 » Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886)
• 1968 » Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b. 1915)