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Day of marriage May 3, 1912

• The temperature on May 3, 1912 was between 5.1 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
  • February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
  • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
  • June 30 » The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
  • October 17 » Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
  • December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after ​3⁄₂ years in Sing Sing prison.

Day of death June 19, 1975

• The temperature on June 19, 1975 was between 7.1 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1975: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
  • March 25 » Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by a mentally ill nephew.
  • April 19 » India's first satellite Aryabhata launched in orbit from Kapustin Yar, Russia.
  • September 15 » The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica).
  • September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
  • October 30 » Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain becomes acting head of state, taking over for the country's ailing dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco.
  • December 6 » The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1966 » Ed Wynn, American actor and comedian (b. 1886)
• 1968 » James Joseph Sweeney, American bishop (b. 1898)
• 1975 » Sam Giancana, American mob boss (b. 1908)
• 1977 » Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and philosopher (b. 1933)
• 1979 » Paul Popenoe, American explorer and scholar, founded Relationship counseling (b. 1888)
• 1981 » Anya Phillips, Chinese-American band manager and co-founder of the Mudd Club (b. 1955)