Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Adrianus "Jan" van Helvoort (1907-1982)

Day of marriage October 14, 1937

• The temperature on October 14, 1937 was between 8.0 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
  • February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
  • June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
  • August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
  • September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
  • December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

Day of death March 25, 1982

• The temperature on March 25, 1982 was between -0.9 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • April 17 » Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
  • May 2 » Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMSConqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
  • May 21 » Falklands War: A British amphibious assault during Operation Sutton leads to the Battle of San Carlos.
  • June 8 » Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFASir Galahad and RFASir Tristram.
  • June 20 » The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War.
  • August 29 » The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1979 » Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (b. 1914)
• 1979 » Robert Madgwick, Australian colonel and academic (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist (b. 1901)
• 1980 » Walter Susskind, Czech-English conductor and educator (b. 1913)
• 1982 » Goodman Ace, American comedian and writer (b. 1899)
• 1983 » Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (b. 1920)