Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmus Johannes van Dooren (1906-1981)

Day of marriage March 10, 1944

• The temperature on March 10, 1944 was between 0.8 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
  • March 24 » Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
  • August 20 » World War II: The Battle of Romania begins with a major Soviet Union offensive.
  • October 2 » World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
  • October 6 » World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
  • October 29 » World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
  • December 28 » Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.

Day of death October 7, 1981

• The temperature on October 7, 1981 was between 9.2 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1981: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
  • May 26 » An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USSNimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.
  • June 24 » The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17years.
  • July 7 » US President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • August 25 » Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.
  • October 14 » Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
  • October 22 » The United States Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1983 » George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor, science popularizer, and skeptic (b. 1927)
• 1985 » Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1904)
• 1990 » Beatrice Hutton, Australian architect (b. 1893)
• 1990 » Chiara Badano, Italian beatified (b.1971)
• 1991 » Harry W. Brown, American colonel and pilot (b. 1921)
• 1991 » Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (b. 1905)