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Day of marriage August 17, 1936

• The temperature on August 17, 1936 was between 12.4 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
  • July 18 » On the Spanish mainland, a faction of the army supported by fascists, rises up against the Second Spanish Republic in a coup d'état starting the 3-year-long Civil War, resulting in the longest dictatorship in modern European history.
  • August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
  • August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
  • December 13 » An annular solar eclipse occurred and was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday).
  • December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.

Day of death March 15, 2004

• The temperature on March 15, 2004 was between 10.3 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
  • February 1 » Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
  • April 25 » The March for Women's Lives brings between 500,000 and 800,000 protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
  • May 2 » The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
  • July 4 » The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
  • November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Paul Stojanovich, American television producer, created World's Wildest Police Videos (b. 1956)
• 2003 » Thora Hird, English actress (b. 1911)
• 2004 » Bill Pickering, New Zealand-American scientist and engineer (b. 1910)
• 2004 » John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
• 2004 » Philippe Lemaire, French actor (b. 1927)
• 2005 » Bob Bellear, Australian engineer and judge (b. 1944)