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Day of marriage May 20, 1950

• The temperature on May 20, 1950 was between 11.0 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
  • March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
  • April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
  • June 28 » Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.
  • July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
  • October 21 » Korean War: Heavy fighting begins between British and Australian forces against the North Koreans during the Battle of Yongju.

Day of death October 19, 2014

• The temperature on October 19, 2014 was between 14.8 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2014: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
  • April 9 » A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.
  • May 24 » At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
  • June 27 » At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • August 10 » Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.
  • September 27 » The eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs.
  • December 31 » A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.

Source: Wikipedia

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