Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Franciscus Geeven (1905-1974)

Day of marriage May 22, 1936

• The temperature on May 22, 1936 was between 2.6 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 4 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
  • July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
  • August 3 » A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
  • August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
  • September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
  • December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

Day of death March 20, 1974

• The temperature on March 20, 1974 was between 4.5 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 8.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • January 2 » United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
  • March 1 » Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
  • March 29 » Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
  • April 3 » The 1974 Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the 2011 Super Outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
  • May 18 » Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
  • September 12 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1971 » Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)
• 1972 » Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)
• 1974 » Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)
• 1977 » Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1909)
• 1977 » Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (b. 1919)
• 1978 » Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (b. 1895)