Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Cornelius van Dommelen (1908-1950)

Day of marriage July 21, 1932

• The temperature on July 21, 1932 was between 8.6 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
  • March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
  • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
  • July 28 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
  • September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
  • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
  • December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.

Day of death October 11, 1950

• The temperature on October 11, 1950 was between 6.4 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
  • February 9 » Second Red Scare: US Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists.
  • July 11 » Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank.
  • July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
  • July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
  • September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1940 » Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1876)
• 1958 » Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (b. 1876)
• 1961 » Chico Marx, American comedian (b. 1887)
• 1963 » Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1889)