Family tree Verloop » Cornelis Johannes (Cor) VERLOOP (1916-1989)

Day of marriage February 12, 1939

• The temperature on February 12, 1939 was between 5.1 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
  • August 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
  • August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
  • September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
  • September 17 » World War II: German submarineU-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSCourageous.
  • September 28 » World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.

Day of death May 1, 1989

• The temperature on May 1, 1989 was between 3.4 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 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 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 1989: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
  • May 30 » Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
  • August 2 » Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
  • August 22 » Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
  • August 24 » Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
  • November 27 » Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1988 » Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (b. 1936)
• 1989 » Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (b. 1904)
• 1989 » Sally Kirkland, American journalist (b. 1912)
• 1989 » V. M. Panchalingam, Sri Lankan civil servant (b. 1930)
• 1990 » Sergio Franchi, Italian-American tenor and actor (b. 1926)
• 1991 » Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)