In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
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May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
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Weather March 7, 1954
The temperature on March 7, 1954 was between 4.5 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 13.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.
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