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Day of marriage July 22, 1943

• The temperature on July 22, 1943 was between 14.1 °C and 24.0 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
  • January 23 » World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army.
  • February 16 » World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city.
  • July 5 » World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
  • July 22 » World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
  • November 5 » World War II: Bombing of the Vatican.

Day of death January 18, 1985

• The temperature on January 18, 1985 was between -11.9 °C and -6.1 °C and averaged -8.9 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • March 16 » Associated Press newsman Terry Anderson is taken hostage in Beirut. He is released on December 4, 1991.
  • July 10 » An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster.
  • September 4 » The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
  • October 6 » Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.
  • October 7 » The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico.
  • October 29 » Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.

Day of burial January 23, 1985

• The temperature on January 23, 1985 was between -1.0 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1985: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
  • July 10 » An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster.
  • August 22 » British Airtours Flight 28M suffers an engine fire during takeoff at Manchester Airport. The pilots abort but due to inefficient evacuation procedures 55 people are killed, mostly from smoke inhalation.
  • August 27 » The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
  • September 4 » The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
  • October 3 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight.
  • October 6 » Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1980 » Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer and photographer (b. 1904)
• 1984 » Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Belarusian general and politician (b. 1902)
• 1984 » Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1915)
• 1989 » Bruce Chatwin, English-French author (b. 1940)
• 1990 » Melanie Appleby, English singer (b. 1966)
• 1990 » Rusty Hamer, American actor (b. 1947)