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Day of marriage October 14, 1947

• The temperature on October 14, 1947 was between 7.4 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak 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.
  • January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
  • February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
  • July 4 » The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
  • July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
  • July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
  • October 22 » The Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan begins, having started just after the partition of India.

Day of death April 15, 1999

• The temperature on April 15, 1999 was between -1.1 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (40%). 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231.
  • May 29 » Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
  • June 9 » Kosovo War: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and NATO sign a peace treaty.
  • October 31 » Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
  • November 19 » Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
  • December 2 » The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.

Day of burial April 24, 1999

• The temperature on April 24, 1999 was between 9.2 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1999: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
  • February 23 » Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Öcalan is charged with treason in Ankara, Turkey.
  • March 29 » A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
  • April 7 » The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.
  • June 12 » Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins when a NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force (KFor) enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • August 10 » Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.
  • September 7 » The 6.0 M_w  Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1998 » Pol Pot, Cambodian general and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1925)
• 1998 » William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1912)
• 1999 » Harvey Postlethwaite, English engineer (b. 1944)
• 2000 » Edward Gorey, American poet and illustrator (b. 1925)
• 2001 » Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
• 2002 » Damon Knight, American author and critic (b. 1922)