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Day of marriage January 25, 1913

• The average temperature on January 25, 1913 was 6.2 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • June 1 » The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War.
  • June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
  • August 10 » Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.
  • October 10 » U.S. President Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
  • November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.

Day of death February 5, 1968

• The temperature on February 5, 1968 was between -0.6 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 8.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 7 » Surveyor Program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from launch complex 36A, Cape Canaveral.
  • January 31 » Nauru gains independence from Australia.
  • February 17 » In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
  • June 9 » U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
  • October 31 » Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
  • December 21 » Apollo program: Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1962 » Jacques Ibert, French-Swiss composer (b. 1890)
• 1967 » Leon Leonwood Bean, American businessman, founded L.L.Bean (b. 1872)
• 1969 » Thelma Ritter, American actress (b. 1902)
• 1970 » Rudy York, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1913)
• 1971 » Lew "Sneaky Pete" Robinson, drag racer (b. 1933)
• 1972 » Marianne Moore, American poet, author, critic, and translator (b. 1887)