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Day of marriage September 21, 1932

• The temperature on September 21, 1932 was between 2.7 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
  • April 5 » Dominion of Newfoundland: Ten thousand rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
  • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
  • June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
  • August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
  • September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
  • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.

Day of death January 2, 1991

• The temperature on January 2, 1991 was between 6.4 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 20.4 mm of rain during 13.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • January 17 » Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation.
  • January 19 » Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
  • February 7 » The Troubles: The Provisional IRA launched a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street in London, the headquarters of the British government.
  • February 9 » Voters in Lithuania vote for independence.
  • April 10 » Italian ferry MSMoby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy, killing 140.
  • December 25 » Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
• 1989 » Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)
• 1990 » Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)
• 1990 » Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (b. 1910)
• 1994 » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914)
• 1994 » Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)