Database Van Broekhoven » Theodora van der Lee (1914-2000)

Day of marriage October 31, 1936

• The temperature on October 31, 1936 was between 7.3 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 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 year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
  • July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
  • August 3 » A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
  • October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
  • November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
  • November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.

Day of death November 5, 2000

• The temperature on November 5, 2000 was between 3.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2000: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.9 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
  • June 16 » The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
  • June 21 » Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
  • July 2 » Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.
  • November 15 » Jharkhand officially becomes the 28th state of India, formed from eighteen districts of southern Bihar.
  • December 30 » Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1999 » Colin Rowe, English-American architect, theorist and academic (b. 1920)
• 1999 » James Goldstone, American director and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 2000 » Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (b. 1926)
• 2000 » Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1899)
• 2001 » Milton William Cooper, American radio host, author, and activist (b. 1943)
• 2001 » Roy Boulting, English director and producer (b. 1913)