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Christening day March 12, 1954

• The temperature on March 12, 1954 was between 0.9 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
  • April 22 » Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
  • May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
  • July 5 » The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
  • July 7 » Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right".
  • August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.

Day of marriage June 7, 1693

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1693: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 11 » A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
  • February 8 » The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
  • July 25 » Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
  • July 29 » War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
  • August 4 » Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
  • October 4 » Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.

Day of death April 24, 1699

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1699: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 26 » For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.
  • February 16 » First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.
  • March 30 » Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
  • April 14 » Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1617 » Concino Concini, Italian-French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1575)
• 1622 » Fidelis of Sigmaringen, German friar and saint (b. 1577)
• 1656 » Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561)
• 1731 » Daniel Defoe, English journalist, novelist, and spy (b. 1660)
• 1748 » Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman and translator (b. 1683)
• 1779 » Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (b. 1711)