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.
  • April 6 » Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
  • May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
  • June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
  • August 30 » The RMS Queen Mary wins the Blue Riband by setting the fastest transatlantic crossing.
  • September 9 » The crews of Portuguese Navy frigate NRPAfonso de Albuquerque and destroyer Dão mutinied against the Salazar dictatorship's support of General Franco's coup and declared their solidarity with the Spanish Republic.
  • November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.

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.
  • 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 5 » Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America
  • June 12 » Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
  • June 29 » Vincent Van Gogh’s painting, the Le Pont de Trinquetaille, was bought for $20.4million at an auction in London, England.
  • July 1 » The American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.
  • September 2 » In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.

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)