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Christening day August 16, 1885

• The temperature on August 16, 1885 was about 16.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  • April 30 » Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
  • May 12 » North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
  • July 23 » President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
  • August 14 » Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
  • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.

Day of marriage March 23, 1905

• The temperature on March 23, 1905 was between 2.9 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1905: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
  • January 22 » Bloody Sunday in Saint Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution.
  • February 5 » In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, started with four basic specialties.
  • May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
  • May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
  • September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
  • November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.

Day of death March 22, 1971

• The temperature on March 22, 1971 was between 1.5 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
  • February 9 » The 6.5–6.7 M_w  Sylmar earthquake hits the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 64 and injuring 2,000.
  • March 7 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
  • March 29 » My Lai Massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.
  • May 30 » Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
  • September 29 » Oman joins the Arab League.
  • December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1966 » John Harlin, American mountaineer and pilot (b. 1935)
• 1971 » Johannes Villemson, Estonian-American runner (b. 1893)
• 1971 » Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian (b. 1886)
• 1974 » Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (b. 1910)
• 1974 » Peter Revson, American race car driver (b. 1939)
• 1976 » John Dwyer McLaughlin, American painter (b. 1898)