Family tree Diverse » Gerardus Henricus de Man (1910-1993)

Day of marriage February 3, 1936

• The temperature on February 3, 1936 was between -0.1 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
  • June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
  • July 17 » Spanish Civil War: An Armed Forces rebellion against the recently elected leftist Popular Front government of Spain starts the civil war.
  • July 18 » On the Spanish mainland, a faction of the army supported by fascists, rises up against the Second Spanish Republic in a coup d'état starting the 3-year-long Civil War, resulting in the longest dictatorship in modern European history.
  • September 10 » First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium
  • 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.
  • November 25 » In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.

Day of death August 28, 1993

• The temperature on August 28, 1993 was between 6.4 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • January 7 » The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as President.
  • April 23 » Sri Lankan politician Lalith Athulathmudali is assassinated while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the Western Province.
  • July 22 » Great Flood of 1993: Levees near Kaskaskia, Illinois rupture, forcing the entire town to evacuate by barges operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.
  • July 25 » The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • September 21 » Russian President Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution.
  • September 30 » The 6.2 M_w  Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1990 » Willy Vandersteen, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1913)
• 1991 » Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 1993 » William Stafford, American poet and academic (b. 1914)
• 1995 » Carl Giles, English cartoonist (b. 1916)
• 1995 » Earl W. Bascom, American rodeo performer and painter (b. 1906)
• 1995 » Michael Ende, German scientist and author (b. 1929)