Genealogy Stork » Willem "Wim" van den Brink (1923-1983)

Birthday August 5, 1923

• The temperature on August 5, 1923 was between 5.9 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • February 10 » Texas Tech University is founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas
  • September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
  • September 12 » Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
  • September 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
  • September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
  • October 31 » The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1922 » L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader († 2015)
• 1923 » Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore († 2005)
• 1926 » Betsy Jolas, French composer