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Day of marriage January 16, 1937

• The temperature on January 16, 1937 was between 0.9 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
  • May 26 » Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clashed with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
  • May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
  • July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
  • August 14 » The beginning of air-to-air combat of the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in general, when six Japanese bombers are shot down by Chinese fighters while raiding Chinese air bases.
  • October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.

Day of death November 1, 1986

• The temperature on November 1, 1986 was between 7.4 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • March 3 » The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.
  • March 24 » The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
  • April 26 » A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union, creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
  • April 27 » The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
  • June 14 » The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park in Edmonton, Alberta.
  • September 6 » In Istanbul, two terrorists from Abu Nidal's organization kill 22 and wound six congregants inside the Neve Shalom Synagogue during Shabbat services.

Day of cremation November 4, 1986

• The temperature on November 4, 1986 was between 0.9 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1986: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • March 4 » The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
  • April 11 » FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan were killed, while five other agents were wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed.
  • April 27 » The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
  • June 30 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
  • October 29 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.
  • November 25 » The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1983 » Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch-Swiss musicologist and author (b. 1887)
• 1984 » Norman Krasna, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1909)
• 1985 » Arnold Pihlak, Estonian-English footballer (b. 1902)
• 1985 » Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian (b. 1911)
• 1986 » Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (b. 1929)
• 1987 » René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (b. 1922)