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Day of marriage December 21, 1956

• The temperature on December 21, 1956 was between -0.8 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
  • May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
  • August 6 » After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.
  • September 13 » The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
  • October 21 » The Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya is defeated.
  • November 3 » Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
  • November 13 » The Supreme Court of the United States declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Day of death May 28, 2012

• The temperature on May 28, 2012 was between 11.2 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
  • February 7 » President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
  • June 19 » WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.
  • July 5 » The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020ft).
  • November 15 » Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
  • November 21 » At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.
  • November 22 » Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths.

Day of cremation June 1, 2012

• The temperature on June 1, 2012 was between 6.9 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
  • June 23 » Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
  • July 31 » Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
  • August 16 » South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg.
  • September 11 » A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
  • October 9 » Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.

Source: Wikipedia

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