Database Van Broekhoven » Johannes Franciscus Maria Nefkens (1898-1987)

Day of marriage July 29, 1922

• The temperature on July 29, 1922 was between 5.6 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
  • January 7 » Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote.
  • April 20 » The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
  • July 20 » The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
  • August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
  • August 26 » Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the "Great Offensive" (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
  • November 15 » At least 300 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Day of death April 28, 1987

• The temperature on April 28, 1987 was between 5.4 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (90%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • January 22 » Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
  • February 26 » Iran–Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff.
  • June 28 » For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
  • July 24 » Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak.
  • September 3 » In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
  • October 6 » Fiji becomes a republic.

Day of burial May 2, 1987

• The temperature on May 2, 1987 was between 4.8 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
  • March 6 » The British ferry MSHerald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
  • May 8 » The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland.
  • June 11 » Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.
  • June 12 » The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
  • June 17 » With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
  • October 21 » The Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1980 » Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (b. 1949)
• 1987 » Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (b. 1959)
• 1991 » Steve Broidy, American film producer (b. 1905)
• 1992 » Francis Bacon, Irish painter (b. 1909)
• 1993 » Diva Diniz Corrêa, Brazilian zoologist (b. 1918)
• 1993 » Jim Valvano, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1946)