Genealogy Bovenschen, Looijenga, Van Gelderen en Van Donk » Donald Aloysius Roemen (1921-2014)

Day of marriage June 4, 1945

• The temperature on June 4, 1945 was between 10.3 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 31 » World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula.
  • March 11 » World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established with Bảo Đại as its ruler.
  • March 27 » World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers.
  • September 2 » Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
  • November 16 » UNESCO is founded.
  • November 21 » The United Auto Workers strike 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise.

Day of death May 12, 2014

• The temperature on May 12, 2014 was between 6.0 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2014: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
  • January 9 » An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others.
  • March 16 » Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia.
  • March 27 » Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict.
  • April 15 » In the worst massacre of the South Sudanese Civil War, at least 200 civilians were gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals.
  • August 9 » Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
  • October 1 » A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2013 » Gerd Langguth, German political scientist, author, and academic (b. 1946)
• 2014 » Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (b. 1925)
• 2014 » H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)
• 2014 » Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)
• 2014 » Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (b. 1925)
• 2014 » Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)