Familie Diemel - van der Wal » Gerarda Carolina van der Wal (1919-1987)

Day of marriage May 19, 1943

• The temperature on May 19, 1943 was between 4.4 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 14.3 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • January 23 » World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.
  • February 2 » World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city.
  • February 22 » World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany.
  • September 7 » A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people.
  • October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
  • November 24 » World War II: At the battle of Makin the USSLiscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks, killing 650 men.

Day of death August 13, 1987

• The temperature on August 13, 1987 was between 13.2 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 13.7 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 15 » The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit.
  • June 19 » Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.
  • August 16 » Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
  • August 19 » Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
  • September 3 » In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.

Day of burial August 18, 1987

• The temperature on August 18, 1987 was between 16.1 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 11 » Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
  • May 28 » A West German pilot, Mathias Rust, who was 18 years old, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
  • 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.
  • December 8 » Cold War: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the White House.

Source: Wikipedia

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