Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Johan Bernard - Bernard Linnemann (1914-1999)

Day of marriage April 22, 1950

• The temperature on April 22, 1950 was between 5.1 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the ??. 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 6 » The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
  • February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
  • April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
  • July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
  • September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
  • October 11 » CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Day of death January 10, 1999

• The temperature on January 10, 1999 was between -4.3 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.
  • March 11 » Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
  • April 12 » United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.
  • May 1 » The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.
  • August 9 » Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
  • August 19 » In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.

Day of burial January 15, 1999

• The temperature on January 15, 1999 was between 7.3 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • May 2 » Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
  • May 7 » In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
  • July 23 » ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.
  • November 12 » The 7.2 M_w  Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people were killed and almost 5,000 were injured.
  • November 18 » At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
  • December 5 » Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first to be elected to the role.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1995 » Kathleen Tynan, Canadian-English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
• 1997 » Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 1997 » Elspeth Huxley, Kenyan-English journalist and author (b. 1907)
• 1997 » Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
• 1999 » Edward Williams, Australian lieutenant, pilot, and judge (b. 1921)
• 2000 » Sam Jaffe, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1901)