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Day of marriage November 21, 1968

• The temperature on November 21, 1968 was between 2.7 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • March 16 » General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
  • May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
  • July 23 » Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
  • September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
  • October 26 » Soviet cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy pilots Soyuz 3 into space for a four-day mission.
  • November 1 » The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.

Day of death March 7, 2009

• The temperature on March 7, 2009 was between -3.2 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • June 1 » Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed.
  • July 26 » The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.
  • August 27 » Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
  • September 2 » The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
  • September 30 » The 7.6 M_w  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
  • December 30 » A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.

Day of burial March 13, 2009

• The temperature on March 13, 2009 was between 4.2 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 29 » The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
  • March 4 » The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
  • April 12 » Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
  • June 12 » Analog television stations (excluding low-powered stations) switch to digital television following the DTV Delay Act.
  • June 19 » War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
  • September 28 » The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1400 people.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2005 » John Box, English production designer and art director (b. 1920)
• 2006 » Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
• 2006 » Gordon Parks, American photographer, director, and composer (b. 1912)
• 2007 » Ronnie Wells, American singer and educator (b. 1943)
• 2012 » Ravi, Indian director and composer (b. 1926)
• 2012 » Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish footballer and manager (b. 1957)