Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Bernard Heinrich - Bernhard Bruns (1892-1980)

Christening day May 1, 1892

• The temperature on May 1, 1892 was about 8.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
  • March 18 » Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; it was later named after him as the Stanley Cup.
  • April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
  • September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
  • October 21 » Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.
  • December 17 » First issue of Vogue is published.

Day of marriage November 25, 1924

• The temperature on November 25, 1924 was between -0.5 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
  • March 3 » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
  • April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
  • June 10 » Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
  • November 23 » Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
  • December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.

Day of death April 23, 1980

• The temperature on April 23, 1980 was between -1.0 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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)
• 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, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people.
  • February 28 » Andalusia approves its statute of autonomy through a referendum.
  • April 9 » The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.
  • April 30 » Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
  • July 8 » The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
  • July 23 » Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1981 » Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)
• 1983 » Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)
• 1984 » Red Garland, American pianist (b. 1923)
• 1985 » Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (b. 1916)
• 1985 » Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1896)
• 1986 » Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)