Family tree Crapts » Michiel Lodewijk "Michel" Dassen (1914-1993)

Day of marriage June 28, 1940

• The temperature on June 28, 1940 was between 4.6 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • February 29 » In a ceremony held in Berkeley, California, physicist Ernest Lawrence receives the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics from Sweden's Consul General in San Francisco.
  • April 9 » Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
  • June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
  • November 7 » In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
  • November 10 » The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more.
  • November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

Day of death September 3, 1993

• The temperature on September 3, 1993 was between 11.6 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 6.4 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 1993: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • January 18 » Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states.
  • March 27 » Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China.
  • April 23 » Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
  • May 10 » In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills over 200 workers.
  • July 29 » The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
  • September 30 » The 6.2 M_w  Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.

Day of burial September 7, 1993

• The temperature on September 7, 1993 was between 7.9 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1993: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • February 26 » World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand people.
  • March 27 » Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
  • April 23 » Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
  • June 12 » An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Its results are later annulled by the military Government of Ibrahim Babangida.
  • August 8 » The 7.8 M_w  Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
  • October 4 » Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1991 » Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
• 1993 » David Brown, English businessman (b. 1904)
• 1994 » Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (b. 1924)
• 1994 » James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
• 1995 » Mary Adshead, English painter (b. 1904)
• 1996 » Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (b. 1910)