Database Van Broekhoven » Anna Maria Legius (1925-1991)

Day of marriage February 9, 1949

• The temperature on February 9, 1949 was between 0.7 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
  • January 11 » The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming.
  • March 1 » Indonesian Army recaptures and occupies for six hours its capital city Yogyakarta from the Dutch.
  • June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
  • June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
  • December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.

Day of death June 28, 1991

• The temperature on June 28, 1991 was between 10.2 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (19%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 29 » Gulf War: The Battle of Khafji, the first major ground engagement of the war, as well as its deadliest, begins.
  • February 9 » Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
  • June 25 » Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence by referendum from Yugoslavia.
  • August 16 » Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board.
  • October 15 » The "Oh-My-God particle", an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measured at 40,000,000 times that of the highest energy protons produced in a particle accelerator is observed at the University of Utah HiRes observatory in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
  • November 14 » American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1984 » Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (b. 1917)
• 1985 » Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)
• 1989 » Joris Ivens, Dutch journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1992 » Guy Nève, Belgian racing driver (b. 1955)
• 1992 » Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (b. 1936)
• 1995 » Petri Walli, Finnish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969)