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Day of marriage August 6, 1913

• The temperature on August 6, 1913 was between 4.7 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (33%). 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
  • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
  • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
  • July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
  • October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
  • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

Day of death August 13, 1967

• The temperature on August 13, 1967 was between 12.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 17.4 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • February 13 » American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
  • March 14 » The body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • May 13 » Dr. Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
  • July 23 » Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings.
  • September 11 » China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La, Sikkim, India, which resulted a military clashes.
  • September 20 » RMSQueen Elizabeth 2 is launched Clydebank, Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1958 » Francis J. McCormick, American football, basketball player, and coach (b. 1903)
• 1963 » Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Hayato Ikeda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1899)
• 1971 » W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Willy Rey, Dutch-Canadian model (b. 1949)
• 1975 » Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher (b. 1901)