Database Van Broekhoven » Johanna Arnoldina Rooijmans (1880-1977)

Day of marriage August 25, 1920

• The temperature on August 25, 1920 was between 7.0 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
  • February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
  • May 9 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
  • September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
  • September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
  • November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.

Day of death June 11, 1977

• The temperature on June 11, 1977 was between 8.5 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 28 » The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977 which dumps 10 feet (3.0m) of snow in one day in Upstate New York, with Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.
  • May 1 » Thirty-six people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.
  • July 5 » Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
  • August 12 » The first free flight of the Space ShuttleEnterprise.
  • August 18 » Steve Biko is arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No. 83 of 1967 in King William's Town, South Africa. He later dies from injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to South Africa's apartheid policies.
  • December 6 » South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1974 » Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian general and politician, 16th President of Brazil (b. 1883)
• 1974 » Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and author (b. 1898)
• 1976 » Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (b. 1917)
• 1979 » Alice Dalgliesh, Trinidadian-American author and publisher (b. 1893)
• 1979 » John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
• 1983 » Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian businessman and politician (b. 1894)