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Birthday May 2, 1885

  • The temperature on May 2, 1885 was about 10.6 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 17 » A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.
    • February 5 » King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo as a personal possession.
    • March 24 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border.
    • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
    • June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
    • July 20 » The Football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association.

Day of death January 27, 1969

  • The temperature on January 27, 1969 was between 4.6 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The almost completely overcast 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 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 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • April 3 » Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
    • July 16 » Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
    • August 8 » At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
    • September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
    • November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
    • November 15 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death".

Day of burial January 30, 1969

  • The temperature on January 30, 1969 was between 4.1 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 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 1969: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
    • March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
    • May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
    • August 9 » Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
    • August 13 » The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
    • September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
    • October 21 » The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.


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  • 1885 » Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist († 1966)
  • 1886 » Gottfried Benn, German author and poet († 1956)
  • 1887 » Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager († 1951)
  • 1887 » Vernon Castle, English-American dancer († 1918)
  • 1889 » Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician († 1959)

Source: Wikipedia


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