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Day of marriage July 5, 1930

• The temperature on July 5, 1930 was between 13.0 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
  • March 12 » Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India.
  • March 31 » The Motion Picture Production Code is instituted, imposing strict guidelines on the treatment of sex, crime, religion and violence in film, in the U.S., for the next thirty-eight years.
  • June 9 » A Chicago Tribune reporter, Jake Lingle, is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 gambling debt owed to Al Capone.
  • June 16 » Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.
  • October 3 » The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland – Left is founded.
  • November 3 » Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.

Day of death November 9, 1990

• The temperature on November 9, 1990 was between 1.2 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (84%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • January 1 » David Dinkins is sworn in as New York City's first black mayor.
  • April 7 » Iran–Contra affair: John Poindexter is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal (the conviction is later reversed on appeal).
  • May 13 » The Dinamo–Red Star riot took place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Zagreb) and the Delije (fans of Red Star Belgrade).
  • May 18 » In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3km/h (320.2mph).
  • September 18 » Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
  • November 20 » Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, is arrested; he eventually confesses to 56 killings.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1988 » David Bauer, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and priest (b. 1924)
• 1988 » John N. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 67th United States Attorney General (b. 1913)
• 1988 » Rosemary Timperley, English author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 1989 » Bill Neilson, Australian politician, 34th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1925)
• 1991 » Yves Montand, Italian-French actor (b. 1921)
• 1992 » Charles Fraser-Smith, English missionary and author (b. 1904)