Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Herman Mencke (1918-1996)

Day of marriage June 28, 1950

• The temperature on June 28, 1950 was between 16.4 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
  • May 19 » Egypt announces that the Suez Canal is closed to Israeli ships and commerce.
  • June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
  • June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
  • August 18 » Julien Lahaut, the chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium is assassinated by far-right elements.
  • November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

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.
  • January 27 » In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
  • February 1 » The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
  • February 6 » Birgenair Flight 301 crashed off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing all 189 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident involving a Boeing 757.
  • February 9 » The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares the end to its 18-month ceasefire and explodes a large bomb in London's Canary Wharf, killing two people.
  • March 13 » The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
  • November 5 » Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.

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 27 » In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
  • July 18 » Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers.
  • August 14 » Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is murdered by Turkish forces while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
  • October 2 » Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
  • October 7 » Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
  • October 16 » Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive crush at a match in Guatemala City.

Source: Wikipedia

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