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Day of marriage October 22, 1947

• The temperature on October 22, 1947 was between 6.0 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
  • 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.
  • May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
  • June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
  • July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
  • August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
  • November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

Day of death July 4, 1963

• The temperature on July 4, 1963 was between 14.9 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
  • May 2 » Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
  • May 19 » The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail.
  • May 25 » The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • June 11 » American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
  • August 21 » Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead.
  • September 15 » Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1963 » Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, New Zealand general and politician, 7th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1889)
• 1963 » Clyde Kennard, American activist and martyr (b. 1927)
• 1963 » Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (b. 1876)
• 1964 » Gaby Morlay, French actress and singer (b. 1893)
• 1969 » Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (b. 1890)
• 1970 » Barnett Newman, American painter and illustrator (b. 1905)