Database Van Broekhoven » Josephus Johannes van Diessen (1921-1991)

Day of marriage May 20, 1948

• The temperature on May 20, 1948 was between 7.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 1948: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
  • March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
  • April 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
  • May 14 » Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
  • May 26 » The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
  • June 7 » Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
  • August 23 » World Council of Churches is formed by 147 churches from 44 countries.

Day of death March 5, 1991

• The temperature on March 5, 1991 was between 6.9 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 13 » Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanian independence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1000 others.
  • April 2 » Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
  • June 26 » Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
  • October 14 » Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • November 20 » An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
  • December 25 » Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1988 » Alberto Olmedo, Argentine comedian and actor (b. 1933)
• 1990 » Gary Merrill, American actor and director (b. 1915)
• 1995 » Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1943)
• 1996 » Whit Bissell, American character actor (b. 1909)
• 1997 » Jean Dréville, French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
• 1997 » Samm Sinclair Baker, American writer (b. 1909)