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Christening day February 26, 1888

• The temperature on February 26, 1888 was about -0.9 °C. The air pressure was 40 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
  • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
  • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
  • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
  • October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.
  • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

Day of marriage May 16, 1913

• The temperature on May 16, 1913 was between 8.7 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 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.
  • August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
  • October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
  • December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
  • December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
  • December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
  • December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

Day of death March 25, 1968

• The temperature on March 25, 1968 was between 6.1 °C and 14.2 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
  • March 12 » Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
  • March 17 » As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
  • September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
  • October 16 » Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • December 11 » The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono, is filmed in Wembley, London.
  • December 23 » The 82 sailors from the USSPueblo are released after eleven months of internment in North Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1964 » Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1885)
• 1965 » Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist (b. 1925)
• 1969 » Billy Cotton, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (b. 1899)
• 1969 » Max Eastman, American poet and activist (b. 1883)
• 1973 » Edward Steichen, Luxembourgian-American photographer, painter, and curator (b. 1879)
• 1973 » Jakob Sildnik, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1883)