Database Van Broekhoven » Abraham Willem Wijling (1920-1990)

Day of marriage September 16, 1946

• The temperature on September 16, 1946 was between 5.2 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
  • February 8 » The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
  • March 6 » Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
  • March 21 » The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in professional American football since 1933.
  • April 5 » Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm.
  • April 18 » The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
  • May 9 » King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.

Day of death January 8, 1990

• The temperature on January 8, 1990 was between 4.8 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title.
  • March 19 » The ethnic clashes of Târgu Mureș begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire.
  • March 20 » Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
  • June 20 » Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
  • November 5 » Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel.
  • November 22 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1986 » Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (b. 1906)
• 1990 » Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (b. 1919)
• 1990 » Terry-Thomas, English actor and comedian (b. 1911)
• 1991 » Steve Clark, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)
• 1994 » Harvey Haddix, American baseball player and coach (b. 1925)
• 1994 » Pat Buttram, American actor and comedian (b. 1915)