Romeijnen uit Delfland » Anthonia Maria "Toos" Romijn (1886-1982)

Day of marriage June 8, 1909

• The temperature on June 8, 1909 was between 4.2 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
  • January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
  • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
  • April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
  • August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
  • December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

Day of death July 2, 1982

• The temperature on July 2, 1982 was between 13.8 °C and 26.7 °C and averaged 21.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • March 19 » Falklands War: Argentinian forces land on South Georgia Island, precipitating war with the United Kingdom.
  • April 2 » Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
  • May 24 » Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War.
  • September 20 » Football players begin a 57-day strike during the 1982 NFL season.
  • October 20 » During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
  • November 13 » Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.

Day of cremation July 7, 1982

• The temperature on July 7, 1982 was between 10.1 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 2 » Hama massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama.
  • March 29 » The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
  • June 13 » Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.
  • September 1 » The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
  • September 19 » Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons:-) and:-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
  • October 14 » U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1975 » James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
• 1977 » Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)
• 1978 » Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
• 1986 » Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
• 1988 » Vibert Douglas, Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1894)
• 1989 » Andrei Gromyko, Soviet economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1909)