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Day of marriage January 8, 1949

• The temperature on January 8, 1949 was between 2.1 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 20 » Point Four Program a program for economic aid to poor countries announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
  • April 5 » A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
  • August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
  • August 29 » Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
  • September 21 » The People's Republic of China is proclaimed.
  • November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.

Day of death March 29, 2005

• The temperature on March 29, 2005 was between 7.5 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 26 » Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
  • April 26 » Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
  • July 7 » A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.
  • August 31 » The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
  • September 7 » Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
  • October 21 » Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Carlo Urbani, Italian physician and microbiologist (b. 1956)
• 2004 » Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)
• 2004 » Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent, war hero (b. 1905)
• 2005 » Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet and author (b. 1919)
• 2006 » Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (b. 1932)
• 2007 » Larry L'Estrange, English rugby player and soldier (b. 1934)