Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Gijsbertus van Nistelrooij (1920-1969)

Day of marriage February 1, 1949

• The temperature on February 1, 1949 was between -1.9 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
  • March 10 » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
  • April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
  • April 18 » The keel for the aircraft carrier USSUnited States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
  • May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • August 22 » The Queen Charlotte earthquake is Canada's strongest since the 1700 Cascadia earthquake.
  • September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.

Day of death January 11, 1969

• The temperature on January 11, 1969 was between -0.3 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
  • March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
  • June 22 » The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  • August 14 » The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.
  • September 1 » Trần Thiện Khiêm becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.
  • November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
  • December 24 » Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1965 » Wally Pipp, American baseball player (b. 1893)
• 1966 » Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (b. 1901)
• 1966 » Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (b. 1904)
• 1968 » Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli linguist and scholar (b. 1876)
• 1969 » Richmal Crompton, English author and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Padraic Colum, Irish poet and playwright (b. 1881)