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Day of marriage January 18, 1928

• The temperature on January 18, 1928 was between 2.7 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
  • June 4 » The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
  • June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
  • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.

Day of death July 4, 1964

• The temperature on July 4, 1964 was between 6.8 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
  • March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
  • April 8 » The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.
  • May 2 » Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
  • October 29 » The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed the United Republic of Tanzania.
  • November 21 » Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
  • November 21 » The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1963 » Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1889)
• 1963 » Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (b. 1927)
• 1963 » Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (b. 1876)
• 1964 » Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (b. 1893)
• 1969 » Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (b. 1890)
• 1970 » Barnett Newman, American painter and illustrator (b. 1905)