Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Theodorus van Meersbergen (1916-1987)

Day of marriage May 1, 1942

• The temperature on May 1, 1942 was between 3.6 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • February 9 » Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
  • March 8 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces gave ultimatum to Dutch East Indies Governor General Jonkheer Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer and KNIL Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Hein Ter Poorten, to unconditionally surrender.
  • May 3 » World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
  • June 7 » World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
  • July 18 » The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
  • November 27 » World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.

Day of death December 7, 1987

• The temperature on December 7, 1987 was between -5.7 and 3.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1987: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.6 million citizens.
  • February 26 » Iran–Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.
  • April 21 » The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
  • October 7 » Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.
  • November 1 » British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
  • November 28 » South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
  • November 29 » North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which kills all 115 passengers and crew.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1984 » LeeRoy Yarbrough, American race car driver (b. 1938)
• 1985 » J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (b. 1906)
• 1985 » Potter Stewart, American soldier and jurist (b. 1915)
• 1985 » Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (b. 1895)
• 1989 » Hans Hartung, French-German painter (b. 1904)
• 1989 » Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (b. 1934)