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Day of marriage December 25, 1939

• The temperature on December 25, 1939 was between 0.4 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 15 » Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
  • March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
  • June 17 » Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
  • September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
  • December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
  • December 27 » The 7.8 M_w  Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.

Day of death April 11, 1949

• The temperature on April 11, 1949 was between 6.7 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • March 25 » More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
  • April 18 » The keel for the aircraft carrier USSUnited States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
  • April 23 » Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
  • May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • June 14 » Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134km (83mi), thereby becoming the first monkey in space.
  • October 25 » The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1939 » Kurtdereli Mehmet, Turkish wrestler (b. 1864)
• 1953 » Kid Nichols, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1954 » Paul Specht, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Konstantin Yuon, Russian painter and educator (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress (b. 1878)
• 1962 » Ukichiro Nakaya, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1900)