Database Van Broekhoven » Adrianus Josephus Antonius Bertens (1910-1997)

Day of marriage May 7, 1942

• The temperature on May 7, 1942 was between 5.8 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1 » World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls-Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
  • February 20 » Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.
  • July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
  • August 17 » World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
  • November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
  • December 4 » World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.

Day of death December 29, 1997

• The temperature on December 29, 1997 was between 3.4 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • February 5 » The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
  • February 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
  • June 25 » The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
  • August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
  • September 19 » The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
  • December 3 » In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1996 » Mireille Hartuch, French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1906)
• 1998 » Jean-Claude Forest, French author and illustrator (b. 1930)
• 1999 » Leon Radzinowicz, Polish-English criminologist and academic (b. 1906)
• 2000 » Adele Stimmel Chase, American sculptor and painter (b. 1917)
• 2001 » Takashi Asahina, Japanese conductor (b. 1908)
• 2003 » Bob Monkhouse, English comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1928)