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Day of marriage October 23, 1912

• The temperature on October 23, 1912 was between 4.7 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The Republic of China is established.
  • January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
  • January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
  • April 14 » The British passenger liner RMSTitanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
  • May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
  • November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.

Day of death January 22, 1967

• The temperature on January 22, 1967 was between -0.6 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
• 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 November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1967: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
  • January 14 » The New York Times reports that the U.S. Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments.
  • January 23 » Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
  • February 10 » The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
  • April 24 » Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
  • September 4 » Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley.
  • November 19 » The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Mike Hawthorn, English race car driver (b. 1929)
• 1964 » Marc Blitzstein, American pianist and composer (b. 1905)
• 1966 » Herbert Marshall, English actor (b. 1890)
• 1968 » Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1890)
• 1973 » Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (b. 1908)