Database Van Broekhoven » Theodorus Adrianus Arnoldus de Graauw (1911-1973)

Day of marriage November 19, 1940

• The temperature on November 19, 1940 was between 2.7 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • February 16 » World War II: Altmark incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMSCossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
  • April 14 » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
  • April 25 » Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
  • May 13 » World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
  • May 15 » World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
  • November 27 » World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea.

Day of death April 11, 1973

• The temperature on April 11, 1973 was between 2.3 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
  • January 22 » The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.
  • March 29 » Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends.
  • April 6 » Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
  • October 25 » Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
  • November 3 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
  • November 4 » The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1967 » Thomas Farrell, American general (b. 1891)
• 1970 » Cathy O'Donnell, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1970 » John O'Hara, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1905)
• 1974 » Ernst Ziegler, German actor (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (b. 1900)
• 1977 » Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', Indian author and activist (b. 1921)