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Day of marriage December 10, 1943

• The temperature on December 10, 1943 was between -1.6 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 17 » World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.
  • February 10 » World War II: Attempting to completely lift the Siege of Leningrad, the Soviet Red Army engages German troops and Spanish volunteers in the Battle of Krasny Bor.
  • April 18 » World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
  • May 13 » World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia.
  • July 10 » World War II: Operation Husky begins in Sicily.
  • October 21 » World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore.

Day of death January 10, 2009

• The temperature on January 10, 2009 was between -10.5 °C and -3.6 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 7 » Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.
  • April 30 » Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
  • May 1 » Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
  • September 9 » The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.
  • September 28 » The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1400 people.
  • December 30 » A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000l (40,000USgal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.

Day of burial January 16, 2009

• The temperature on January 16, 2009 was between 0.1 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 29 » The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
  • April 5 » North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.
  • June 10 » James Wenneker von Brunn, who was 88-years-old, opened fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shot Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended.
  • August 27 » Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
  • October 1 » The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
  • December 17 » MVDanny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.

Source: Wikipedia

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