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Day of marriage May 11, 1933

• The temperature on May 11, 1933 was between 6.7 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
  • January 24 » The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
  • February 25 » Launch of the USSRanger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.
  • March 12 » Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".
  • March 22 » Cullen–Harrison Act: President Franklin Roosevelt signs an amendment to the Volstead Act, legalizing the manufacture and sale of "3.2 beer" (3.2% alcohol by weight, approximately 4% alcohol by volume) and light wines.
  • April 1 » The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
  • May 6 » The Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books.

Day of death December 17, 1992

• The temperature on December 17, 1992 was between 2.9 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • March 17 » Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
  • April 5 » Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
  • April 6 » The Bosnian War begins.
  • June 3 » Aboriginal land rights are granted in Australia in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Eddie Mabo.
  • August 22 » FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
  • September 2 » The 7.7 M_w  Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a M_s–M_w disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2ft).

Source: Wikipedia

• 1986 » Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (b. 1925)
• 1987 » Linda Wong, American porn actress (b. 1951)
• 1987 » Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-American author and poet (b. 1903)
• 1992 » Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)
• 1992 » Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (b. 1902)
• 1999 » Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1920)