Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Johannes Bernardus - Berend Hemme (1915-1997)

Day of marriage June 14, 1941

• The temperature on June 14, 1941 was between 4.1 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
  • January 29 » Alexandros Koryzis becomes Prime Minister of Greece upon the sudden death of his predecessor, dictator Ioannis Metaxas.
  • May 20 » World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete.
  • May 31 » Anglo-Iraqi War: The United Kingdom completes the re-occupation of Iraq and returns 'Abd al-Ilah to power as regent for Faisal II.
  • October 31 » World War II: The destroyer USSReuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
  • November 12 » World War II: The Soviet cruiserChervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol.

Day of death March 5, 1997

• The temperature on March 5, 1997 was between 5.5 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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.
  • February 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • April 13 » Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
  • June 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
  • August 26 » Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
  • August 31 » Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
  • November 12 » Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Day of cremation March 10, 1997

• The temperature on March 10, 1997 was between 3.5 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (94%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • February 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
  • May 17 » Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • June 28 » Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.
  • October 25 » After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
  • November 17 » In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.
  • December 29 » Hong Kong begins to kill all the city's 1.25 million chickens to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain.

Source: Wikipedia

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