John Brouwer de Koning

Retired proofreader, author of more-than-one-million entries historical database

[John Brouwer de Koning @BkingJohn]

VANDAAG 200 JAAR GELEDEN: 12/06/1826 Puerto Rico: stad Sabana del Palmar (Comerío) gesticht https://t.co/cs82Zxyh5v ||| New York City: schip Roman arriveert met 45 immigranten uit Liverpool

[John Brouwer de Koning @BkingJohn]

VANDAAG 250 JAAR GELEDEN: 11/06/1776 Paramaribo, Suriname: Wolphert Jacob Beeldsnyder Matroos vertrekt op schip Vrouwe Françoise Hermina naar Amsterdam, Nederland https://t.co/OuwjlFWTKw

[John Brouwer de Koning @BkingJohn]

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NRC 11 juni 2026

[John Brouwer de Koning @BkingJohn]

NRC 9 juni 2026

[Working Class History @wrkclasshistory]

#OtD 10 Jun 1942 nine Polish prisoners on work detail at Auschwitz Birkenau escaped while digging a drainage ditch. While most were caught, some, like August Kowalczyk (pictured) and Jerzy Łachecki managed to evade recapture and survive the war https://t.co/s0xp3D4r4m

[John Brouwer de Koning @BkingJohn]

VANDAAG 50 JAAR GELEDEN: 10/06/1976 Katwijk, Nederland: ridder in de Militaire Willemsorde RMWO Peter "Piet" Dourlein ("Sprout") begraven (58) ||| Bob Marley & The Wailers treden op in Stockholm, Zweden (Rastaman Vibration)

[American Nightmare @Crazycaptaincat]

The most loved president of history!