Genealogy Van Breda » Mr. James Peter Toohey (1908-1983)

Day of marriage October 2, 1932

• The temperature on October 2, 1932 was between 6.1 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
  • February 18 » The Empire of Japan creates the independent state of Manzhouguo (the obsolete Chinese name for Manchuria) free from the Republic of China and installed former Chinese Emperor Aisin Gioro Puyi as Chief Executive of the State.
  • March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
  • July 17 » Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues.
  • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
  • December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.

Day of death January 24, 1983

• The temperature on January 24, 1983 was between -1.3 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • January 19 » The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, is announced.
  • April 4 » Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space.
  • May 1 » The Sydney Entertainment Centre is opened.
  • July 27 » Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
  • October 22 » Two correctional officers are killed by inmates at the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspires the Supermax model of prisons.
  • November 2 » U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Day of burial January 26, 1983

• The temperature on January 26, 1983 was between 6.1 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1983: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • January 18 » The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
  • June 18 » Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other Bahá'í women, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs.
  • July 25 » Black July: Thirty-seven Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by the fellow Sinhalese prisoners.
  • September 6 » The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.
  • December 31 » Benjamin Ward is appointed New York City Police Department's first ever African American police commissioner.
  • December 31 » The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1982 » Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (b. 1918)
• 1983 » George Cukor, American director and producer (b. 1899)
• 1986 » Gordon MacRae, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
• 1986 » L. Ron Hubbard, American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (b. 1911)
• 1988 » Werner Fenchel, German-Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1905)
• 1989 » Ted Bundy, American serial killer (b. 1946)