Henglias; the collected data of the Hengelo population » Augusta Johanna "Gusta" Goorhuis (1920-1996)

Day of marriage August 25, 1949

• The temperature on August 25, 1949 was between 15.1 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 20.2 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 1 » United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.
  • February 14 » The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
  • August 10 » An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.
  • October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
  • October 25 » The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.
  • November 26 » The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

Day of death January 27, 1996

• The temperature on January 27, 1996 was between -8 °C and -3.5 °C and averaged -5.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • February 17 » NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros.
  • May 6 » The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.
  • July 28 » The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
  • August 6 » The Ramones played their farewell concert at The Palace, Los Angeles, CA.
  • September 7 » Rapper and hip hop artist Tupac Shakur is fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He succumbs to his injuries six days later.
  • October 7 » Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.

Day of burial February 1, 1996

• The temperature on February 1, 1996 was between -5.9 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the U.S.A.
  • February 8 » The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
  • May 10 » A blizzard strikes Mount Everest, killing eight climbers by the next day.
  • July 3 » British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
  • July 17 » TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.
  • November 5 » Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1989 » Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player and pilot (b. 1888)
• 1993 » André the Giant, French professional wrestler and actor (b. 1946)
• 1994 » Claude Akins, American actor (b. 1918)
• 1996 » Ralph Yarborough, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903)
• 2000 » Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Henryk Jabłoński, Polish historian and politician, President of Poland (b. 1909)