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Day of marriage May 11, 1944

• The temperature on May 11, 1944 was between 1.7 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 17 » World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins: The battle ends in an American victory on February 22.
  • April 5 » World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
  • June 4 » World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505: The first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century.
  • July 9 » World War II: American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government.
  • September 6 » World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.
  • September 13 » World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.

Day of death March 26, 1997

• The temperature on March 26, 1997 was between 5.3 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
  • May 16 » Mobutu Sese Seko, the President of Zaire, flees the country.
  • May 25 » A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma.
  • August 20 » Souhane massacre in Algeria; over 60 people are killed and 15 kidnapped.
  • September 6 » The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2​⁄₂ billion watched around the world on television.
  • September 7 » Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
  • November 17 » In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1992 » Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist and radio host (b. 1937)
• 1993 » Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1942)
• 1995 » Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (b. 1964)
• 1996 » David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1912)
• 1996 » Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (b. 1914)
• 2000 » Alex Comfort, English physician and author (b. 1920)