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Day of marriage August 21, 1945

• The temperature on August 21, 1945 was between 12.2 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • February 15 » World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden.
  • March 19 » World War II: Adolf Hitler issues his "Nero Decree" ordering all industries, military installations, shops, transportation facilities, and communications facilities in Germany to be destroyed.
  • April 13 » World War II: German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen, Germany.
  • April 27 » World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken.
  • April 30 » World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.
  • June 18 » William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.

Day of death March 18, 2006

• The temperature on March 18, 2006 was between -1.9 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • June 5 » Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
  • June 26 » Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
  • August 9 » At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
  • August 23 » Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
  • October 28 » A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for those Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
  • December 11 » Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.

Day of burial March 24, 2006

• The temperature on March 24, 2006 was between 2.0 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • May 18 » The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
  • July 11 » Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
  • July 31 » Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.
  • August 20 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP S. Sivamaharajah is shot dead at his home in Tellippalai.
  • December 18 » The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
  • December 28 » War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Adam Osborne, Thai-English engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (b. 1939)
• 2003 » Karl Kling, German race car driver (b. 1910)
• 2004 » Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)
• 2007 » Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948)
• 2008 » Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)