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Birthday February 2, 1947

• The temperature on February 2, 1947 was between -9.2 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -4.7 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
  • April 16 » Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.
  • July 19 » Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
  • August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
  • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

Source: Wikipedia

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