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Day of marriage April 28, 1944

• The temperature on April 28, 1944 was between 5.5 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • May 18 » World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
  • June 16 » In a gross miscarriage of justice, George Junius Stinney Jr., age 14, becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century after being convicted in a two-hour trial for the rape and murder of two teenage white girls.
  • June 25 » World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic countries, begins.
  • June 26 » World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter.
  • August 19 » World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
  • September 13 » World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.

Day of death May 10, 2012

• The temperature on May 10, 2012 was between 15.2 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 10.1 mm of rain during 7.4 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2012: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
  • March 4 » A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, killing at least 250 people.
  • April 30 » An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.
  • June 22 » A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria.
  • November 14 » Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.
  • December 25 » An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.
  • December 26 » China opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou.

Source: Wikipedia

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