Family tree Menting » "Maria" van Maurik (1911-1990)

Day of marriage August 6, 1936

• The temperature on August 6, 1936 was between 8.1 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
  • June 15 » First flight of the Vickers Wellington bomber.
  • 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.
  • August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
  • October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
  • December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.

Day of death June 30, 1990

• The temperature on June 30, 1990 was between 14.0 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • January 24 » Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States.
  • February 2 » Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
  • February 13 » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
  • September 30 » The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada's capital city of Ottawa.
  • October 15 » Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
  • November 28 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1984 » Lillian Hellman, American author and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1985 » Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (b. 1933)
• 1995 » Gale Gordon, American actor and voice artist (b. 1906)
• 1995 » Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian general and astronaut (b. 1921)
• 1996 » Lakis Petropoulos, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1932)
• 2001 » Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)