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Day of marriage December 27, 1947

• The temperature on December 27, 1947 was between 4.3 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 12.7 mm of rain during 11.6 hours. 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 July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • January 15 » The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.
  • January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
  • February 23 » International Organization for Standardization is founded.
  • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
  • June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
  • November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

Day of death October 30, 2017

• The temperature on October 30, 2017 was between 4.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
  • February 23 » The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army captures Al-Bab from ISIL.
  • April 6 » U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
  • May 31 » A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
  • June 3 » London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
  • July 10 » Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2015 » Al Molinaro, American actor (b. 1919)
• 2015 » Mel Daniels, American basketball player and coach (b. 1944)
• 2015 » Norm Siebern, American baseball player and scout (b. 1933)
• 2015 » Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish boxer (b. 1974)
• 2017 » Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor (b. 1972)