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Day of marriage June 6, 1939

• The temperature on June 6, 1939 was between 12.8 °C and 30.8 °C and averaged 23.1 °C. There was 13.7 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
  • July 6 » Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
  • September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
  • September 28 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
  • November 8 » In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
  • November 17 » Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.

Day of death September 29, 2013

• The temperature on September 29, 2013 was between 8.5 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2013: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
  • April 24 » A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.
  • July 6 » At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
  • August 15 » The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years.
  • September 21 » Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
  • November 5 » India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
  • December 9 » At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2013 » Carl Joachim Classen, German scholar and academic (b. 1928)
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• 2013 » L. C. Greenwood, American football player (b. 1946)
• 2013 » Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (b. 1917)