FutureHistory » Johan Albert "Johan" (Johan Albert "Johan") Buytaert (1919-2009)

Day of marriage August 9, 1944

• The temperature on August 9, 1944 was between 11.2 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • June 10 » In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
  • June 13 » World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.
  • June 25 » The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
  • August 25 » World War II: Paris is liberated by the Allies.
  • October 29 » The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
  • November 4 » World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.

Day of death December 24, 2009

• The temperature on December 24, 2009 was between -2.7 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 15 » US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off.
  • January 29 » Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
  • June 1 » General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
  • September 30 » The 7.6 M_w  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
  • October 1 » The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
  • December 17 » MVDanny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.

Source: Wikipedia

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