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Day of marriage April 12, 1910

• The temperature on April 12, 1910 was between -0.2 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
  • April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
  • May 11 » An act of the U.S. Congress establishes Glacier National Park in Montana.
  • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
  • June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
  • June 25 » The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of women or girls for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
  • November 20 » Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution.

Day of death May 6, 1966

• The temperature on May 6, 1966 was between 5.5 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1966: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.4 million citizens.
  • April 30 » The Church of Satan is formed in The Black House, San Francisco.
  • June 8 » An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
  • August 26 » The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
  • November 13 » In response to Fatah raids against Israelis near the West Bank border, Israel launches an attack on the village of As-Samu.
  • November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
  • December 27 » The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1961 » Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
• 1963 » Monty Woolley, American raconteur, actor, and director (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Ted Weems, American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)
• 1963 » Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)
• 1967 » Zhou Zuoren, Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)
• 1970 » Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)