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Day of marriage July 24, 1945

• The temperature on July 24, 1945 was between 12.3 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • February 15 » World War II: Third day of bombing in Dresden.
  • April 16 » The United States Army liberates Nazi Sonderlager (high security) prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C (better known as Colditz).
  • May 2 » World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
  • June 22 » World War II: The Battle of Okinawa comes to an end.
  • September 12 » The People's Republic of Korea is proclaimed, bringing an end to Japanese rule over Korea.
  • October 5 » A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.

Day of death December 1, 2004

• The temperature on December 1, 2004 was between 3.0 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 21 » Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
  • August 24 » 90 passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.
  • September 8 » NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
  • November 21 » The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
  • November 30 » Lion Air Flight 583 overshoots the runway while landing at Adisumarmo International Airport and crashes, killing 25 people.
  • December 26 » The 9.1–9.3 M_w  Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Clark Kerr, American economist and academic (b. 1911)
• 2003 » Eugenio Monti, Italian bobsledder (b. 1928)
• 2004 » Bill Brown, Scottish-Canadian footballer (b. 1931)
• 2004 » Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (b. 1911)
• 2005 » Gust Avrakotos, American CIA officer (b. 1938)
• 2005 » Mary Hayley Bell, English actress and playwright (b. 1911)