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Day of marriage August 9, 1939

• The temperature on August 9, 1939 was between 10.8 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
  • May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
  • August 25 » The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
  • September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
  • November 17 » Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
  • December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.

Day of death February 15, 1996

• The temperature on February 15, 1996 was between -2.3 °C and 2.5 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the U.S.A.
  • February 9 » Copernicium is discovered, by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al.
  • February 24 » Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
  • March 18 » A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
  • April 18 » In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Qana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge.
  • July 17 » TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.

Day of burial February 19, 1996

• The temperature on February 19, 1996 was between -2 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 8.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1996: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
  • January 27 » Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  • February 24 » Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
  • June 13 » The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
  • July 18 » Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers.
  • September 5 » Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
  • October 31 » TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1992 » María Elena Moyano, Peruvian activist (b. 1960)
• 1992 » William Schuman, American composer and academic (b. 1910)
• 1996 » McLean Stevenson, American actor (b. 1929)
• 1998 » Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (b. 1908)
• 1999 » Big L, American rapper (b. 1974)
• 1999 » Henry Way Kendall, American physicist and mountaineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)