Database Van Broekhoven » Leonardus Antonius van Gelder (1903-1973)

Day of marriage April 23, 1932

• The temperature on April 23, 1932 was between 1.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
  • May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
  • July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
  • July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
  • August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
  • October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Day of death September 21, 1973

• The temperature on September 21, 1973 was between 11.9 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 21.3 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (8%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1973: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
  • June 9 » In horse racing, Secretariat wins the U.S. Triple Crown.
  • June 20 » Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what is known as the Ezeiza massacre. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured.
  • July 10 » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • July 11 » Varig Flight 820 crashes near Paris, France on approach to Orly Airport, killing 123 of the 134 on board. In response, the FAA bans smoking in airplane lavatories.
  • September 23 » Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
  • December 21 » The Geneva Conference on the Arab–Israeli conflict opens.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1971 » Bernardo Houssay, Argentinian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 1972 » Henry de Montherlant, French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (b. 1896)
• 1974 » Jacqueline Susann, American author and actress (b. 1918)
• 1974 » Walter Brennan, American actor (b. 1894)
• 1975 » Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Turkish painter and poet (b. 1911)
• 1976 » Orlando Letelier, Chilean economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Chile (b. 1932)