Database Van Broekhoven » Cornelis Petrus Keeman (1925-1991)

Day of marriage October 1, 1959

• The temperature on October 1, 1959 was between 4.6 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • January 29 » The first Melodifestivalen is held in Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • February 28 » Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit.
  • May 19 » The North Vietnamese Army establishes Group 559, whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain supply lines to South Vietnam; the resulting route is the Ho Chi Minh trail.
  • June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
  • June 20 » A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
  • October 2 » Rod Serling's anthology series The Twilight Zone premieres on CBS. The first episode is “Where Is Everybody?”

Day of death September 21, 1991

• The temperature on September 21, 1991 was between 6.0 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • March 15 » Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • May 16 » Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addresses a joint session of the United States Congress. She is the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress.
  • May 21 » Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end.
  • September 6 » The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
  • October 5 » An Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash kills 135 people.
  • December 8 » The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Jaco Pastorius, American bass player, composer, and producer (b. 1951)
• 1988 » Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1914)
• 1989 » Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1954)
• 1990 » Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
• 1991 » Gordon Bashford, English engineer (b. 1916)
• 1992 » Tarachand Barjatya, Indian film producer, founded Rajshri Productions (b. 1914)