Genealogy Slot » Hendrikus Albertus (Bertus) Bremer (1920-1997)

Day of marriage November 2, 1944

• The temperature on November 2, 1944 was between 0.8 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • January 31 » World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy.
  • March 30 » World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • June 10 » World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia, Greece, 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops.
  • June 11 » USSMissouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned.
  • July 21 » World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
  • September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.

Day of death November 30, 1997

• The temperature on November 30, 1997 was between 3.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • March 9 » Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
  • March 13 » The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
  • August 10 » Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
  • August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
  • September 6 » The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2​⁄₂ billion watched around the world on television.
  • September 19 » The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1994 » Guy Debord, French theorist and author (b. 1931)
• 1996 » Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (b. 1932)
• 1997 » Kathy Acker, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1947)
• 1998 » Janet Lewis, American novelist and poet (b. 1899)
• 1998 » Margaret Walker, American author and poet (b. 1915)
• 1999 » Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (b. 1925)