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Day of marriage January 29, 1925

• The temperature on January 29, 1925 was between 2.9 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 8.2 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (40%). 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Albania declares itself a republic.
  • March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
  • April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
  • April 18 » The International Amateur Radio Union is formed in Paris.
  • April 30 » Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Co. for US$146million plus $50million for charity.
  • May 5 » Scopes Trial: Serving of an arrest warrant on John T. Scopes for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

Day of death May 12, 1980

• The temperature on May 12, 1980 was between 8.4 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (94%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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)
• 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • May 8 » The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
  • June 10 » The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.
  • July 5 » Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980).
  • September 11 » A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today.
  • November 21 » A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-seven people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
  • November 28 » Iran–Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (b. 1888)
• 1974 » Wayne Maki, Canadian National Hockey League player (b. 1944)
• 1980 » Lillian Roth, American actress (b. 1910)
• 1981 » Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean professor and politician, 2nd President of Singapore (b. 1907)
• 1985 » Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor (b. 1901)
• 1986 » Elisabeth Bergner, German actress (b. 1897)