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Day of marriage April 19, 1918

• The temperature on April 19, 1918 was between -1.7 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 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 Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • January 24 » The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
  • February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
  • March 16 » Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70–100 capitulated Reds.
  • May 2 » General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
  • June 26 » World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
  • October 30 » World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.

Day of death March 5, 1958

• The temperature on March 5, 1958 was between 5.7 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1958: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
  • March 26 » The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
  • March 31 » In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Diefenbaker, win the largest percentage of seats in Canadian history, with 208 seats of 265.
  • May 28 » Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post in El Uvero.
  • August 17 » Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
  • October 2 » Guinea declares its independence from France.
  • December 14 » The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1953 » Herman J. Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1897)
• 1953 » Joseph Stalin, Soviet dictator and politician of Georgian descent, 2nd leader of the Soviet Union (b. 1878)
• 1953 » Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1891)
• 1955 » Antanas Merkys, Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Lithuania (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1913)
• 1963 » Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)