Database Van Broekhoven » Henrica Maria van Balen (1905-1978)

Day of marriage July 8, 1929

• The temperature on July 8, 1929 was between 6.6 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• 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 1929: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.
  • May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
  • June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
  • July 27 » The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
  • October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
  • November 7 » In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.

Day of death December 28, 1978

• The temperature on December 28, 1978 was between 8.3 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 11.0 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. The heavily clouded 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
  • March 2 » Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.
  • March 15 » Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
  • April 1 » The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
  • August 13 » One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
  • September 15 » Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans.
  • November 23 » The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1976 » Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)
• 1981 » Allan Dwan, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
• 1983 » Dennis Wilson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1944)
• 1983 » William Demarest, American actor (b. 1892)
• 1984 » Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator (b. 1903)
• 1984 » Sam Peckinpah, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)