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Day of marriage January 4, 1917

• The temperature on January 4, 1917 was between 3.8 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 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.
  • January 19 » Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage.
  • April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
  • May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
  • May 19 » The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
  • August 6 » World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
  • December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.