Stambomen Haasbeek en Nisters » Johannes Marinus Haasbeek (1911-1980)

Day of marriage November 26, 1936

• The temperature on November 26, 1936 was between -0.6 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • March 5 » First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
  • May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
  • August 3 » Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
  • October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
  • October 9 » Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.
  • November 2 » The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.

Day of death May 2, 1980

• The temperature on May 2, 1980 was between 6.8 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 27 » Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
  • March 31 » The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets because of bankruptcy and debts owed to creditors.
  • April 24 » Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
  • September 1 » Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes President of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah.
  • September 22 » Iraq invades Iran.
  • September 26 » At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people die and 211 are injured.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1977 » Nicholas Magallanes, American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet (b. 1922)
• 1979 » Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
• 1980 » Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (b. 1891)
• 1980 » George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (b. 1908)
• 1983 » Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
• 1984 » Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (b. 1918)