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Day of marriage May 19, 1928

• The temperature on May 19, 1928 was between 3.4 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
  • April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
  • May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
  • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.

Day of death September 4, 2004

• The temperature on September 4, 2004 was between 13.2 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 19.3 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (75%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • August 1 » A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
  • September 30 » The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat itself is retired.
  • October 2 » The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
  • October 14 » Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
  • November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.
  • December 27 » Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.

Day of cremation September 8, 2004

• The temperature on September 8, 2004 was between 7.9 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 8 » War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
  • May 15 » Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles".
  • May 29 » The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
  • September 16 » Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
  • November 11 » The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
  • December 14 » The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2002 » Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (b. 1904)
• 2003 » Lola Bobesco, Romanian-Belgian violinist and educator (b. 1921)
• 2003 » Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (b. 1921)
• 2004 » Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (b. 1971)
• 2004 » Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (b. 1929)
• 2006 » Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1942)