Database Van Broekhoven » Engenatius de Jong (1899-1985)

Day of marriage January 20, 1943

• The temperature on January 20, 1943 was between 0.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • June 1 » BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
  • June 19 » The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
  • September 8 » World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the armistice with Italy.
  • October 8 » World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.
  • November 23 » World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
  • December 17 » All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States upon the repeal of the Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.

Day of death June 7, 1985

• The temperature on June 7, 1985 was between 8.0 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 13.7 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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 1985: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • March 31 » The first WrestleMania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE (then the WWF), takes place in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
  • May 11 » Fifty-six spectators die and more than 200 are injured in the Bradford City stadium fire.
  • May 29 » Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.
  • July 19 » The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.
  • October 3 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight.
  • November 19 » Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet still binding, buyout contract with Getty.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1980 » Elizabeth Craig, Scottish journalist and economist (b. 1883)
• 1985 » Klaudia Taev, Estonian opera singer and educator (b. 1906)
• 1987 » Cahit Zarifoğlu, Turkish poet and author (b. 1940)
• 1988 » Martin Sommer, German SS officer (b. 1915)
• 1989 » Chico Landi, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1907)
• 1989 » William McLean Hamilton, Canadian politician, Postmaster General of Canada (b. 1919)