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Day of marriage July 21, 1943

• The temperature on July 21, 1943 was between 16.0 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • January 14 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
  • July 11 » Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak.
  • July 23 » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
  • October 17 » Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.
  • November 16 » World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.
  • December 28 » World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.

Day of death December 24, 2004

• The temperature on December 24, 2004 was between 6.9 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 10.3 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
  • February 12 » The city of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
  • March 2 » War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
  • June 8 » The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
  • July 4 » Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history.
  • September 3 » Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Jake Thackray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
• 2002 » Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1920)
• 2004 » Johnny Oates, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1946)
• 2006 » Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1907)
• 2006 » Frank Stanton, American businessman (b. 1908)
• 2006 » Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer (b. 1961)