Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Gerhard Johan Kwekkeboom (1903-1948)

Day of marriage April 21, 1932

• The temperature on April 21, 1932 was between 6.5 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
  • May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
  • May 21 » Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
  • July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
  • August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.

Day of death October 20, 1948

• The temperature on October 20, 1948 was between 4.4 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 1948: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
  • May 13 » Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.
  • July 1 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan.
  • September 5 » In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.
  • October 5 » The Ashgabat earthquake kills between 10,000 and 110,000 people.
  • December 11 » Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.
  • December 20 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the temporary capital of the newly-formed Republic of Indonesia.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1940 » Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (b. 1885)
• 1941 » Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1911)
• 1950 » Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (b. 1867)
• 1953 » Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
• 1956 » Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (b. 1894)
• 1957 » Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (b. 1890)