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Day of marriage February 19, 1891

• The temperature on February 19, 1891 was about -0.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
  • May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
  • May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
  • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
  • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
  • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.

Day of death November 24, 1950

• The temperature on November 24, 1950 was between 3.7 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
  • March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
  • July 24 » Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.
  • October 7 » Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
  • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
  • November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1943 » Doris Miller, American soldier and chef, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
• 1948 » Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (b. 1864)
• 1954 » Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (b. 1920)
• 1957 » Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and sculptor (b. 1886)
• 1958 » Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)