In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
The Netherlands had about 11.4 million citizens.
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Weather November 9, 1960
The temperature on November 9, 1960 was between -2.6 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
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