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Day of marriage April 5, 1917

• The temperature on April 5, 1917 was between -3.5 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • February 23 » First demonstrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The beginning of the February Revolution (March 8 in the Gregorian calendar).
  • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
  • June 11 » King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, abdicates under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
  • October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
  • November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
  • December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.

Day of death March 4, 1948

• The temperature on March 4, 1948 was between -3.4 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (71%). 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 September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• 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 1948: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
  • February 21 » NASCAR is incorporated.
  • April 1 » Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
  • April 9 » Fighters from the Irgun and Lehi Zionist paramilitary groups attacked Deir Yassin near Jerusalem, killing over 100.
  • August 3 » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
  • September 15 » The Indian Army captures the towns of Jalna, Latur, Mominabad, Surriapet and Narkatpalli as part of Operation Polo.
  • September 18 » Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1944 » Fannie Barrier Williams, American educator and activist (b. 1855)
• 1944 » Louis Buchalter, American mob boss (b. 1897)
• 1945 » Lucille La Verne, American actress (b. 1872)
• 1945 » Mark Sandrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
• 1948 » Antonin Artaud, French actor and director (b. 1896)
• 1949 » Clarence Kingsbury, English cyclist (b. 1882)