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Day of marriage October 26, 1932

• The temperature on October 26, 1932 was between 8.5 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 15.9 mm of rain during 8.6 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
  • July 28 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
  • July 29 » Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
  • August 24 » Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
  • September 7 » The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
  • September 10 » The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.

Day of death April 26, 1980

• The temperature on April 26, 1980 was between 3.0 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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)
• 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • February 2 » Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.
  • February 28 » Andalusia approves its statute of autonomy through a referendum.
  • April 30 » Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
  • June 3 » The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, causing five deaths and $300million (equivalent to $931million in 2019) worth of damage.
  • July 8 » The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
  • September 11 » A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1976 » Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)
• 1976 » Sid James, South African-English actor (b. 1913)
• 1976 » Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (b. 1903)
• 1980 » Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Jim Davis, American actor (b. 1909)
• 1984 » Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1904)