Database Van Broekhoven » Maria Heskens (1895-1968)

Day of marriage November 23, 1921

• The temperature on November 23, 1921 was between -2.1 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion began, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
  • May 3 » West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
  • June 20 » Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
  • July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
  • August 14 » Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
  • October 29 » The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.

Day of death December 14, 1968

• The temperature on December 14, 1968 was between -8.4 °C and -2.7 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 21 » A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
  • January 24 » Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launches Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during wider fighting around Long Bình and Biên Hòa.
  • May 30 » Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France.
  • June 30 » Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
  • July 18 » Intel is founded in Mountain View, California.
  • August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1963 » Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
• 1964 » William Bendix, American actor (b. 1906)
• 1970 » Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, German Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
• 1971 » Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (b. 1926)
• 1971 » Munier Choudhury, Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
• 1971 » Shahidullah Kaiser, Bangladeshi journalist and author (b. 1927)