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Day of marriage October 8, 1947

• The temperature on October 8, 1947 was between 9.4 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 19.9 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
  • February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
  • May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
  • June 24 » Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington, leading to the coining of the phrase "flying saucer".
  • August 2 » A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
  • August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.

Day of death November 25, 2010

• The temperature on November 25, 2010 was between 0.1 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2010: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
  • July 29 » An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.
  • August 3 » Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
  • October 10 » The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved as a country.
  • November 23 » Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
  • December 31 » Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2010 » Alfred Balk, American journalist and author (b. 1930)
• 2010 » Bernard Matthews, English businessman, founded Bernard Matthews Farms (b. 1930)
• 2010 » C. Scott Littleton, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1933)
• 2010 » Peter Christopherson, English keyboard player, songwriter, and director (b. 1955)
• 2011 » Coco Robicheaux, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
• 2011 » Vasily Alekseyev, Russian weightlifter and coach (b. 1942)