Genealogy Van Melzen » Willem Gaasbeek (1907-1986)

Day of marriage July 7, 1932

• The temperature on July 7, 1932 was between 9.9 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
  • March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
  • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
  • May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
  • July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
  • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
  • September 24 » Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).

Day of death December 25, 1986

• The temperature on December 25, 1986 was between -1.1 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 10.5 mm of rain during 8.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • January 25 » The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda.
  • February 16 » China Airlines Flight 2265 crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Penghu Airport in Taiwan, killing all 13 aboard.
  • April 5 » Three people are killed in the bombing of the La Belle discotheque in West Berlin, Germany.
  • April 28 » High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
  • October 5 » Mordechai Vanunu's story in The Sunday Times reveals Israel's secret nuclear weapons.
  • November 26 » The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1983 » Joan Miró, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1893)
• 1988 » Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle, English entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1920)
• 1988 » Shōhei Ōoka, Japanese author and critic (b. 1909)
• 1989 » Benny Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1904)
• 1989 » Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian politician, First Lady of Romania (b. 1916)
• 1989 » Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (b. 1918)