1001 stambomen » Martinus Koopmanschap (1895-1964)

Day of marriage June 21, 1921

• The temperature on June 21, 1921 was between 8.5 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Greco-Turkish War: The First Battle of İnönü, the first battle of the war, begins near Eskişehir in Anatolia.
  • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
  • March 18 » The Kronstadt rebellion is suppressed by the Red Army.
  • July 2 » World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
  • July 23 » The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.
  • July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.

Day of death August 23, 1964

• The temperature on August 23, 1964 was between 5.1 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • February 9 » The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers across the USA.
  • February 10 » Melbourne–Voyager collision: The aircraft carrier HMASMelbourne collides with and sinks the destroyer HMASVoyager off the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, killing 82.
  • March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
  • April 13 » At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
  • August 28 » The Philadelphia race riot begins.
  • October 16 » Leonid Brezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while Alexei Kosygin becomes the head of government.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1962 » Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1892)
• 1962 » Walter Anderson, Russian-German ethnologist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1964 » Edmond Hogan, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Victoria (b. 1883)
• 1966 » Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1967 » Georges Berger, Belgian race car driver (b. 1918)
• 1967 » Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (b. 1883)