Family tree Fokker » Adrianus Berkhout (1900-1984)

Day of marriage May 26, 1925

• The temperature on May 26, 1925 was between 10.1 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • March 16 » An earthquake occurs in Yunnan, China.
  • March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
  • March 21 » The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee.
  • May 15 » Al-Insaniyyah, the first Arabic communist newspaper, is founded.
  • June 16 » The most famous Young Pioneer camp of the Soviet Union, Artek, is established.
  • August 9 » A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.

Day of death January 31, 1984

• The temperature on January 31, 1984 was between 0.6 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 1984: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.4 million citizens.
  • February 7 » Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
  • March 29 » The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.
  • June 18 » A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
  • July 18 » McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police.
  • September 5 » STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
  • November 27 » Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agreed to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1990 » Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German zoologist and academic (b. 1901)
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