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Day of marriage December 12, 1962

• The temperature on December 12, 1962 was between -1.5 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400km).
  • March 2 » Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
  • May 31 » The West Indies Federation dissolves.
  • July 13 » In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
  • July 23 » The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
  • October 11 » The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.

Day of death February 6, 1996

• The temperature on February 6, 1996 was between -6.6 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -3.7 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
  • February 15 » At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
  • February 29 » Faucett Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew die.
  • May 13 » Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
  • November 18 » A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600ft) of tunnel.
  • November 21 » Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Arthur Ashe, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1943)
• 1994 » Jack Kirby, American author and illustrator (b. 1917)
• 1994 » Joseph Cotten, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1995 » James Merrill, American poet and playwright (b. 1926)
• 1998 » Falco, Austrian pop-rock musician (b. 1957)
• 1999 » Don Dunstan, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (b. 1926)