Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmina Antonetta Kerssens (1920-2003)

Day of marriage September 28, 1944

• The temperature on September 28, 1944 was between 4.3 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • July 21 » World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
  • August 6 » The Warsaw Uprising occurs on August 1. It is brutally suppressed and all able-bodied men in Kraków are detained afterwards to prevent a similar uprising, the Kraków Uprising, that was planned but never carried out.
  • August 26 » World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
  • October 21 » World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, making it the first German city to fall to the Allies.
  • November 19 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.
  • November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.

Day of death November 23, 2003

• The temperature on November 23, 2003 was between 9.1 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • May 30 » Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards.
  • June 5 » A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
  • July 1 » Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong.
  • August 10 » The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa.
  • October 17 » Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, becomes the world's tallest highrise.
  • November 12 » Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2001 » Bo Belinsky, American baseball player (b. 1936)
• 2001 » Mary Whitehouse, English educator and activist (b. 1910)
• 2002 » Roberto Matta, Chilean-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1911)
• 2004 » Pete Franklin, American radio host (b. 1928)
• 2005 » Constance Cummings, American-English actress (b. 1910)
• 2005 » Frank Gatski, American football player and soldier (b. 1919)