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    Birthday October 21, 1906

    • The temperature on October 21, 1906 was between 8.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
      • January 22 » SSValencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
      • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
      • February 18 » Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
      • March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
      • September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
      • September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

    Day of death November 12, 1962

    • The temperature on November 12, 1962 was between 1.7 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The almost completely overcast 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)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
      • May 24 » Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.
      • May 31 » The West Indies Federation dissolves.
      • September 6 » The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.
      • October 12 » The Columbus Day Storm strikes the U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U.S. $230 million in damages.
      • October 27 » By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war.
      • December 8 » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
    

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