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Day of marriage November 8, 1945

• The temperature on November 8, 1945 was between 6.8 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • February 13 » World War II: Royal Air Force bombers are dispatched to Dresden, Germany to attack the city with a massive aerial bombardment.
  • March 29 » World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
  • April 16 » World War II: The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.
  • May 6 » World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.
  • September 11 » World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
  • October 21 » French women vote for the first time during the 1945 French legislative election.

Day of death June 9, 2006

• The temperature on June 9, 2006 was between 9.4 °C and 25.6 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 1 » English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
  • April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
  • May 18 » The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
  • June 21 » Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
  • July 11 » Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
  • December 30 » Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed.

Day of burial June 14, 2006

• The temperature on June 14, 2006 was between 13.0 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain during 8.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • February 24 » Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
  • April 27 » Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
  • May 27 » The 6.4 M_w  Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
  • September 19 » The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
  • October 9 » North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
  • December 11 » Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2004 » Brian Williamson, Jamaican activist, co-founded J-FLAG (b. 1945)
• 2004 » Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
• 2006 » Drafi Deutscher, German singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
• 2007 » Frankie Abernathy, American purse designer, cast-member on The Real World: San Diego (b. 1981)
• 2008 » Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (b. 1931)
• 2008 » Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (b. 1919)