Mannen van Croy » Hendrikus Johannes "Harry" Crooijmans (1915-1994)

Day of marriage February 1, 1940

• The temperature on February 1, 1940 was between -7.8 °C and -4.3 °C and averaged -6.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • February 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
  • June 16 » World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France (Chef de l'État Français).
  • July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
  • July 27 » The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
  • August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
  • November 13 » Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released, on the first night of a roadshow at New York's Broadway Theatre.

Day of death March 9, 1994

• The temperature on March 9, 1994 was between 6.9 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• 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 1994: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
  • April 4 » Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark found Netscape Communications Corporation under the name Mosaic Communications Corporation.
  • April 15 » Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.
  • June 12 » Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are murdered outside Simpson's home in Los Angeles. Her estranged husband, O.J. Simpson is later charged with the murders, but is acquitted by a jury.
  • October 29 » Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill US President Bill Clinton.
  • November 19 » In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
  • December 11 » First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.

Day of cremation March 12, 1994

• The temperature on March 12, 1994 was between 3.9 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (43%). 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• 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 1994: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.3 million citizens.
  • January 6 » American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that they were both taking part in.
  • February 5 » Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.
  • April 27 » South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
  • June 23 » NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center.
  • September 8 » USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard, resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry.
  • November 9 » The chemical element darmstadtium is discovered.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1991 » Jim Hardin, American baseball player (b. 1943)
• 1992 » Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli soldier, politician and Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
• 1993 » C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian and author (b. 1909)
• 1994 » Charles Bukowski, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1920)
• 1994 » Eddie Creatchman, Canadian wrestler, referee, and manager (b. 1928)
• 1994 » Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (b. 1917)