Genealogy Kloos » Cornelis "Kees" Beerthuizen (1924-1992)

Day of marriage February 6, 1946

• The temperature on February 6, 1946 was between 2.9 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. 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)
• 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 Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
  • April 5 » A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
  • June 23 » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  • July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
  • September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
  • December 7 » A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history.

Day of death April 12, 1992

• The temperature on April 12, 1992 was between 2.3 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • June 15 » The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
  • September 12 » NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
  • October 12 » A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
  • November 16 » The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
  • November 20 » In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50million worth of damage.
  • December 3 » A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague.

Day of burial April 15, 1992

• The temperature on April 15, 1992 was between 3.7 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 7.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • February 12 » The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.
  • March 1 » Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • April 27 » Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
  • May 9 » Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • August 30 » The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
  • September 12 » NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1988 » Alan Paton, South African historian and author (b. 1903)
• 1988 » Colette Deréal, French singer and actress (b. 1927)
• 1989 » Abbie Hoffman, American activist, co-founded Youth International Party (b. 1936)
• 1989 » Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (b. 1921)
• 1992 » Ilario Bandini, Italian racing driver and businessman (b. 1911)
• 1997 » George Wald, American neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)