Database Van Broekhoven » Gerardus Marinus Johannes Claassen (1904-1977)

Day of marriage August 2, 1930

• The temperature on August 2, 1930 was between 11.6 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
  • April 6 » At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
  • May 1 » "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly-discovered dwarf planet Pluto by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on.
  • August 16 » The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
  • September 27 » Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
  • October 5 » British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage.
  • November 11 » Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.

Day of death October 6, 1977

• The temperature on October 6, 1977 was between 11.6 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1977: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
  • January 17 » Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.
  • July 13 » New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
  • November 11 » A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.
  • November 12 » France conducts the Oreste nuclear test as 14th in the group of 29, 1975–78 French nuclear tests series.
  • December 6 » South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
  • December 18 » United Airlines Flight 2860 crashes near Kaysville, Utah, killing all three crew members on board.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1974 » Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (b. 1948)
• 1976 » Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher and author (b. 1900)
• 1978 » Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1935)
• 1979 » Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and short-story writer (b. 1911)
• 1980 » Hattie Jacques, English actress and producer (b. 1922)
• 1980 » Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)