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Day of marriage May 15, 1942

• The temperature on May 15, 1942 was between 5.9 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • January 2 » World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces, enabling them to control the Philippines.
  • May 19 » World War II: In the aftermath of the Battle of the Coral Sea, Task Force 16 heads to Pearl Harbor.
  • July 25 » The Norwegian Manifesto calls for nonviolent resistance to the German occupation.
  • August 24 » World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USSEnterprise is heavily damaged.
  • September 27 » Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
  • November 21 » The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).

Day of death January 16, 1970

• The temperature on January 16, 1970 was between 0.1 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 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 1970: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
  • March 31 » Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
  • May 15 » Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests.
  • July 8 » Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
  • September 19 » Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
  • November 4 » Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.
  • November 25 » In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1968 » Bob Jones Sr., American evangelist, founded Bob Jones University (b. 1883)
• 1968 » Panagiotis Poulitsas, Greek archaeologist and judge (b. 1881)
• 1969 » Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1903)
• 1971 » Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks (b. 1919)
• 1972 » Teller Ammons, American soldier and politician, 28th Governor of Colorado (b. 1895)