Local Heritage Book Barger-Compascuum » Jan Hendrik van Dam (1924-1982)

Day of marriage March 15, 1947

• The temperature on March 15, 1947 was between -3.9 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 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 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.
  • February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
  • April 9 » The Glazier–Higgins–Woodward tornadoes kill 181 and injure 970 in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
  • May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
  • July 4 » The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
  • July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
  • November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.

Day of death August 26, 1982

• The temperature on August 26, 1982 was between 9.5 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
  • February 15 » The drilling rig Ocean Ranger sinks during a storm off the coast of Newfoundland, killing 84 workers.
  • March 14 » The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London.
  • June 24 » British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
  • September 20 » Football players begin a 57-day strike during the 1982 NFL season.
  • October 8 » Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions.
  • December 7 » In Texas, Charles Brooks, Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1978 » Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899)
• 1979 » Mika Waltari, Finnish author, translator, and academic (b. 1908)
• 1980 » Rosa Albach-Retty, German-Austrian actress (b. 1874)
• 1980 » Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (b. 1908)
• 1981 » Lee Hays, American singer-songwriter (b. 1914)
• 1981 » Roger Nash Baldwin, American trade union leader, co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union (b. 1884)