Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Gerardus Elschot (1920-1993)

Day of marriage February 15, 1947

• The temperature on February 15, 1947 was between -8.9 °C and -1.7 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
  • February 25 » The formal abolition of Prussia is proclaimed by the Allied Control Council, the Prussian government having already been abolished by the Preußenschlag of 1932.
  • April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
  • September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
  • October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
  • November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.

Day of death March 15, 1993

• The temperature on March 15, 1993 was between 3.9 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 8.9 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1993: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is signed.
  • February 8 » An Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 and an Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 collide in mid-air near Qods, Iran, killing all 133 people on board both aircraft.
  • February 28 » The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
  • June 25 » Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
  • July 29 » The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
  • November 18 » In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1989 » Muhammad Jameel Didi, Maldivian poet and politician (b. 1915)
• 1990 » Farzad Bazoft, Iranian-English journalist (b. 1958)
• 1990 » Tom Harmon, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1919)
• 1991 » Bud Freeman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1906)
• 1992 » Rahi Masoom Raza, Indian Urdu poet (b.1927)
• 1997 » Gail Davis, American actress (b. 1925)