Family tree Kuiken/Kuijken » Dirk Albert Kuijken (1896-1984)

Day of marriage February 3, 1927

• The temperature on February 3, 1927 was between -1.9 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
  • April 27 » Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
  • May 9 » Old Parliament House, Canberra officially opens.
  • May 18 » The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
  • July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
  • November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.

Day of death April 25, 1984

• The temperature on April 25, 1984 was between 7.6 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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.
  • March 29 » The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.
  • May 17 » Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
  • June 5 » Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.
  • September 7 » An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo kills seven soldiers and policemen.
  • October 11 » Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178.
  • December 10 » United Nations General Assembly recognizes the Convention against Torture.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1982 » John Cody, American cardinal (b. 1907)
• 1983 » William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (b. 1897)
• 1988 » Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
• 1988 » Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (b. 1904)
• 1990 » Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (b. 1923)