Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Gerrit Wilbers (1922-2001)

Day of marriage July 11, 1947

• The temperature on July 11, 1947 was between 12.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 16.4 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
  • April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
  • April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
  • May 3 » New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
  • July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
  • July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.

Day of death January 11, 2001

• The temperature on January 11, 2001 was between -1.8 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 2001: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
  • April 11 » The detained crew of a United States EP-3E aircraft that landed in Hainan, China after a collision with a J-8 fighter, is released.
  • June 23 » The 8.4 M_w  southern Peru earthquake shakes coastal Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami followed, leaving at least 74 people dead, and 2,687 injured.
  • July 24 » The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. Eleven civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are damaged. All 14 commandos are shot dead, while seven soldiers from the Sri Lanka Air Force are killed. In addition, three civilians and an engineer die. This incident slowed the Sri Lankan economy.
  • September 12 » Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
  • September 20 » In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
  • October 8 » A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1999 » Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1940)
• 1999 » Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author and poet (b. 1897)
• 2000 » Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
• 2000 » Ivan Combe, American businessman, invented Clearasil (b. 1911)
• 2001 » Denys Lasdun, English architect, co-designed the Royal National Theatre (b. 1914)
• 2002 » Henri Verneuil, French-Armenian director and playwright (b. 1920)