Database Van Broekhoven » Antonia Joanna van Berkel (1921-1990)

Day of marriage October 19, 1949

• The temperature on October 19, 1949 was between 10.5 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • April 28 » The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
  • August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
  • August 10 » An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.
  • October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
  • December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.
  • December 29 » KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule.

Day of death September 22, 1990

• The temperature on September 22, 1990 was between 8.0 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
  • April 25 » Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.
  • June 1 » Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
  • June 13 » First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-Ceaușescu elections.
  • August 2 » Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
  • August 10 » The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.
  • October 3 » The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Dan Rowan, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1922)
• 1987 » Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1908)
• 1988 » Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani psychoanalyst, scholar, and poet (b. 1914)
• 1989 » Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Nigerian academic and politician (b. 1929)
• 1989 » Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)
• 1992 » Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (b. 1948)