Genealogy De Geus » Leendert Johannes BRAS (1903-1974)

Day of marriage March 20, 1941

• The temperature on March 20, 1941 was between -0.3 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • July 4 » Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv.
  • July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
  • September 1 » The Nazis execute 2,500 Jews by shooting in Ostroh, Ukraine.
  • October 17 » World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first US Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
  • October 31 » After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
  • November 12 » World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12°C as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.

Day of death April 28, 1974

• The temperature on April 28, 1974 was between 4.3 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • January 19 » China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam
  • February 22 » Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but is killed by police.
  • August 9 » As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
  • September 12 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.
  • December 22 » Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
  • December 22 » The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1970 » Ed Begley, American actor (b. 1901)
• 1973 » Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (b. 1893)
• 1976 » Richard Hughes, American author and poet (b. 1900)
• 1977 » Ricardo Cortez, American actor (b. 1900)
• 1977 » Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (b. 1897)
• 1978 » Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (b. 1909)