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Day of marriage September 28, 1915

• The temperature on September 28, 1915 was between 5.8 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • February 12 » In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.
  • March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
  • April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
  • July 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
  • July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
  • August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.

Day of death January 22, 1974

• The temperature on January 22, 1974 was between 1.1 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
  • March 9 » The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.
  • April 8 » At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
  • June 29 » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
  • August 5 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
  • October 5 » Bombs planted by the PIRA kill four British soldiers and one civilian.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1971 » Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1890)
• 1973 » Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (b. 1908)
• 1975 » Andrew George Burry, Swiss-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1873)
• 1977 » Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel, Saudi Arabian diplomat (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1894)
• 1978 » Oliver Leese, English general (b. 1894)