Database Van Broekhoven » Fredericus Josephus Berger (1891-1954)

Day of marriage April 24, 1935

• The temperature on April 24, 1935 was between 6.7 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 12.8 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1935: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
  • February 28 » DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
  • May 25 » Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • May 27 » New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
  • July 24 » The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (43°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee.
  • September 2 » The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
  • September 30 » The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.

Day of death January 25, 1954

• The temperature on January 25, 1954 was between -6.0 °C and -1.0 °C and averaged -4.0 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
  • March 26 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
  • April 1 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
  • May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
  • August 10 » At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
  • September 30 » The U.S. Navy submarine USSNautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
  • November 30 » In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1949 » Makino Nobuaki, Japanese politician, 15th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1861)
• 1957 » Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1871)
• 1958 » Cemil Topuzlu, Turkish surgeon and politician, Mayor of Istanbul (b. 1866)
• 1958 » Robert R. Young, American businessman and financier (b. 1897)
• 1960 » Diana Barrymore, American actress (b. 1921)