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Day of marriage June 3, 1939

• The temperature on June 3, 1939 was between 9.0 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
  • April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
  • August 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
  • August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
  • September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
  • September 1 » The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.

Day of death April 5, 1990

• The temperature on April 5, 1990 was between -2.1 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title.
  • March 31 » Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
  • June 22 » Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.
  • July 2 » In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
  • August 13 » A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwan's naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese illegal immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident.
  • November 12 » Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1989 » Frank Foss, American pole vaulter (b. 1895)
• 1989 » Karel Zeman, Czech director, artist, production designer and animator (b. 1910)
• 1991 » Jay Miller, American basketball player (b. 1943)
• 1991 » Jiří Mucha, Czech journalist, writer and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 1991 » Sonny Carter, American soccer player, physician, and astronaut (b. 1947)
• 1991 » William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle (b. 1909)