FutureHistory » Margaretha Maria Group (± 1884-1947)

Day of death April 21, 1947

• The temperature on April 21, 1947 was between 8.8 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
  • August 7 » The Bombay Municipal Corporation formally takes over the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST).
  • October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
  • October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
  • November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
  • December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

Source: Wikipedia

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