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Christening day January 28, 1940

• The temperature on January 28, 1940 was between -5.3 °C and -1.2 °C and averaged -3.9 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • February 27 » Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14.
  • May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
  • May 24 » Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
  • June 10 » World War II: The Kingdom of Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
  • September 18 » World War II: The British liner SSCity of Benares is sunk by German submarine U-48; those killed include 77 child refugees.
  • November 22 » World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.

Day of marriage September 8, 1965

• The temperature on September 8, 1965 was between 10.3 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • February 19 » Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm, all Catholics, attempt a coup against the military junta of the Buddhist Nguyễn Khánh.
  • April 6 » Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
  • April 29 » Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches its seventh rocket in its Rehber series.
  • September 6 » India retaliates following Pakistan's Operation Grand Slam which results in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 that ends in a stalemate followed by the signing of the Tashkent Declaration.
  • September 7 » Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula.
  • November 28 » Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.

Day of death January 7, 2004

• The temperature on January 7, 2004 was between 1.8 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 1 » Google announces Gmail to the public.
  • May 28 » The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
  • June 5 » Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France.
  • October 4 » SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
  • November 7 » Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
  • November 23 » The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.

Day of burial January 12, 2004

• The temperature on January 12, 2004 was between 4.6 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 21 » NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
  • February 27 » A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills 116.
  • February 28 » Over one million Taiwanese participate in the 228 Hand-in-Hand rally form a 500-kilometre (310mi) long human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident in 1947.
  • July 16 » Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
  • December 20 » A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.
  • December 25 » The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2001 » James Carr, American singer (b. 1942)
• 2002 » Avery Schreiber, American comedian and actor (b. 1935)
• 2004 » Ingrid Thulin, Swedish actress (b. 1926)
• 2005 » Pierre Daninos, French author (b. 1913)
• 2006 » Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author (b. 1912)
• 2007 » Bobby Hamilton, American race car driver and businessman (b. 1957)