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Day of marriage April 12, 1915

• The temperature on April 12, 1915 was between -1.3 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1915: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
  • January 12 » The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
  • January 13 » The 6.7 M_w  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
  • January 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
  • April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
  • May 7 » The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.
  • July 16 » At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.

Day of death May 13, 1962

• The temperature on May 13, 1962 was between 7.2 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
  • February 20 » Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
  • August 27 » The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
  • September 23 » The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City.
  • September 25 » The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
  • September 30 » James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
  • November 17 » President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1957 » Michael Fekete, Hungarian-Israeli mathematician and academic (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Gary Cooper, American actor (b. 1901)
• 1962 » Franz Kline, American painter and academic (b. 1910)
• 1962 » Henry Trendley Dean, American dentist (b. 1893)
• 1963 » Alois Hudal, Austrian-Italian bishop (b. 1885)
• 1972 » Dan Blocker, American actor (b. 1928)