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Day of marriage March 2, 1949

• The temperature on March 2, 1949 was between -2.1 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • January 26 » The Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).
  • March 25 » More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
  • April 18 » The keel for the aircraft carrier USSUnited States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
  • August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
  • September 17 » The Canadian steamship SSNoronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
  • October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.

Day of death December 10, 2003

• The temperature on December 10, 2003 was between -7.3 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged -2.0 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • January 25 » Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.
  • June 2 » Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
  • August 27 » The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
  • September 20 » Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.
  • October 14 » The Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
  • December 7 » The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2001 » Ashok Kumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer (b. 1911)
• 2002 » Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1945)
• 2002 » Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)
• 2003 » Sean McClory, Irish actor and director (b. 1924)
• 2004 » Gary Webb, American journalist and author (b. 1955)
• 2005 » Mary Jackson, American actress (b. 1910)