Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes van Bakel (1934-1934)

Birthday August 30, 1934

• The temperature on August 30, 1934 was between 6.9 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
  • February 2 » The Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated.
  • September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
  • October 9 » An Ustashe assassin kills King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France, in Marseille.
  • November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
  • November 23 » An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
  • December 29 » Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

Source: Wikipedia

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