Eijsermans family tree » Antonius Johannes "Toon" Kokx (1912-1988)

Day of marriage September 4, 1935

• The temperature on September 4, 1935 was between 9.4 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (10%). 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1935: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
  • May 25 » Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
  • June 18 » Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total of 60 injuries and 24 arrests.
  • August 14 » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
  • September 15 » Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
  • September 17 » The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.

Day of death March 30, 1988

• The temperature on March 30, 1988 was between 2.9 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • February 29 » South African archbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested along with one hundred other clergymen during a five-day anti-apartheid demonstration in Cape Town.
  • April 14 » The USSSamuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
  • April 25 » In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.
  • May 15 » Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
  • June 4 » Three cars on a train carrying hexogen to Kazakhstan explode in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 and injuring about 1,500.
  • October 5 » A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.

Day of burial April 2, 1988

• The temperature on April 2, 1988 was between -0.2 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
  • April 25 » In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.
  • June 1 » The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect.
  • August 10 » Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
  • September 29 » NASA launches STS-26, the first mission since the Challenger disaster.
  • October 27 » Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
  • December 2 » Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1984 » Karl Rahner, German-Austrian priest and theologian (b. 1904)
• 1985 » Harold Peary, American actor and singer (b. 1908)
• 1986 » James Cagney, American actor and dancer (b. 1899)
• 1986 » John Ciardi, American poet and etymologist (b. 1916)
• 1988 » Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1908)
• 1990 » Harry Bridges, Australian-born American activist and trade union leader (b. 1901)