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Day of marriage February 7, 1946

• The temperature on February 7, 1946 was between 5.5 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 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 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • January 24 » The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
  • January 31 » Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia).
  • March 21 » The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in professional American football since 1933.
  • March 28 » Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
  • May 10 » First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.
  • June 7 » The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War.

Day of death November 1, 2008

• The temperature on November 1, 2008 was between 5.1 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • February 29 » The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence decides to withdraw Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan "immediately" after a leak leads to his deployment being reported by foreign media.
  • May 25 » NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
  • June 26 » A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
  • July 1 » Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
  • July 2 » Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
  • December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2008 » Yma Sumac, Peruvian-American soprano and actress (b. 1922/1923)
• 2009 » Esther Hautzig, Lithuanian-American author (b. 1930)