Dreyer Tree » Jacob Stephanus,"Japie" (Jacob Stephanus,"Japie") Mostert bc2d2e16f4g5 (1896-1987)

Day of marriage September 26, 1936

• The temperature on September 26, 1936 was between 7.8 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • February 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
  • April 27 » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
  • May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
  • November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
  • November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
  • December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

Day of death February 20, 1987

• The temperature on February 20, 1987 was between -4.7 °C and -0.5 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
  • January 22 » Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
  • May 3 » A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.
  • May 11 » Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
  • June 29 » Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, was bought for $20.4million at an auction in London, England.
  • July 24 » US supertanker SSBridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker.
  • December 9 » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1981 » Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-American banker and publisher (b. 1904)
• 1987 » Wayne Boring, American illustrator (b. 1905)
• 1992 » A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (b. 1898)
• 1992 » Dick York, American actor (b. 1928)
• 1993 » Ernest L. Massad, American general (b. 1908)
• 1993 » Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, founded Lamborghini (b. 1916)