Database Van Broekhoven » Wilhelmus Henricus Berens (1920-1990)

Day of marriage April 25, 1945

• The temperature on April 25, 1945 was between 2.3 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 20 » World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
  • February 14 » World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans
  • April 29 » The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.
  • May 1 » World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.
  • May 2 » World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
  • November 1 » The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro.

Day of death October 30, 1990

• The temperature on October 30, 1990 was between 5.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner.
  • April 7 » A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry Scandinavian Star, killing 159 people.
  • May 4 » Latvia proclaims the renewal of its independence after the Soviet occupation.
  • May 30 » Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
  • July 30 » Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by IRA terrorists in a car bombing after he assured the group that the British government would never surrender to them.
  • November 13 » In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Joseph Campbell, American mythologist, scholar, and author (b. 1904)
• 1988 » T. Hee, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1911)
• 1990 » V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1901)
• 1992 » Joan Mitchell, American painter (b. 1925)
• 1993 » Paul Grégoire, Canadian cardinal (b. 1911)
• 1996 » John Young, Scottish actor (b. 1916)