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Christening day July 31, 1881

• The temperature on July 31, 1881 was about 19.0 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
  • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
  • July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
  • November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.
  • November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
  • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of marriage January 2, 1903

• The temperature on January 2, 1903 was between 1.6 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
  • March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
  • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
  • June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
  • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
  • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
  • December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.

Day of death February 23, 1939

• The temperature on February 23, 1939 was between 0.5 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
  • May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
  • September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
  • September 30 » World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
  • October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1930 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)
• 1934 » Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1944 » Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
• 1946 » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)
• 1948 » John Robert Gregg, Irish-American publisher and educator (b. 1866)