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    1. Meiring Web Site, John Henry Meiring, Willem Pretorius, January 28, 2016
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    Historical events

    Birthday September 11, 1900

    • The temperature on September 11, 1900 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1900: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
      • May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
      • July 27 » Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
      • August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
      • October 9 » The Cook Islands become a territory of the United Kingdom.
      • December 18 » The Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Victoria Narrow-gauge (2ft 6 in or 762mm) Railway (now the Puffing Billy Railway) in Victoria, Australia is opened for traffic.

    Day of death August 16, 1968

    • The temperature on August 16, 1968 was between 12.3 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
      • March 17 » As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
      • April 7 » Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in an accident during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.
      • July 1 » The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.
      • November 11 » Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.
      • November 17 » British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
      • December 11 » The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono, is filmed in Wembley, London.
    

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