Database Van Broekhoven » Abraham van Diem (1907-1959)

Day of marriage December 14, 1932

• The temperature on December 14, 1932 was between 2.5 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
  • February 18 » The Empire of Japan creates the independent state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) free from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State.
  • May 28 » In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer.
  • May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
  • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
  • December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

Day of death February 10, 1959

• The temperature on February 10, 1959 was between -4.6 °C and -1.9 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
  • April 9 » Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".
  • April 25 » The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
  • July 7 » Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.
  • July 24 » At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
  • September 26 » Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1956 » Emmanouil Tsouderos, Greek banker and politician, 132nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1882)
• 1956 » Leonora Speyer, American poet and violinist (b. 1872)
• 1957 » Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (b. 1867)
• 1960 » Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (b. 1898)
• 1966 » Billy Rose, American composer and songwriter (b. 1899)
• 1967 » Dionysios Kokkinos, Greek historian and author (b. 1884)