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Day of marriage May 23, 1883

• The temperature on May 23, 1883 was about 18.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 60%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
  • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
  • August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
  • October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
  • October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
  • December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

Day of death August 20, 1939

• The temperature on August 20, 1939 was between 15.9 °C and 29.6 °C and averaged 22.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • February 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
  • February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
  • April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
  • September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
  • November 17 » Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
  • December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1930 » Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)
• 1936 » Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)
• 1939 » Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)
• 1942 » István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904)
• 1943 » William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858)
• 1951 » İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (b. 1882)