Familie uit het Westland » Cent Adam "Cent" van Antwerpen (1917-1983)

Christening day February 3, 1918

• The temperature on February 3, 1918 was between -2.2 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • February 25 » German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
  • September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
  • October 3 » King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
  • October 8 » World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
  • November 7 » Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
  • December 27 » The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.

Day of marriage August 11, 1943

• The temperature on August 11, 1943 was between 10.9 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 14 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
  • May 14 » World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHSCentaur off the coast of Queensland.
  • July 9 » World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily soon causes the downfall of Mussolini and forces Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.
  • October 5 » Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
  • October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
  • November 23 » World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Day of death August 11, 1983

• The temperature on August 11, 1983 was between 12.0 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 13.0 hours of sunshine (87%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • January 19 » The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced.
  • February 16 » The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
  • February 22 » The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
  • February 23 » The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
  • November 17 » The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.
  • November 26 » Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.

Day of burial August 13, 1983

• The temperature on August 13, 1983 was between 12.1 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • February 16 » The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia kill 75.
  • August 21 » Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr. is assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
  • September 6 » The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.
  • September 12 » A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros.
  • September 12 » The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
  • December 17 » Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1979 » J. G. Farrell, English author (b. 1935)
• 1980 » Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)
• 1982 » Tom Drake, American actor and singer (b. 1918)
• 1984 » Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (b. 1892)
• 1984 » Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–American chemist and chess player (b. 1916)
• 1986 » János Drapál, Hungarian motorcycle racer (b. 1948)