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Day of marriage May 3, 1947

• The temperature on May 3, 1947 was between 6.7 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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 1 » The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.
  • April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
  • May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
  • September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
  • November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.
  • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

Day of death January 23, 2001

• The temperature on January 23, 2001 was between 4.8 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (13%). 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 2001: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
  • May 27 » Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
  • August 25 » American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas.
  • September 21 » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
  • October 8 » A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
  • November 12 » In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
  • December 2 » Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1999 » Jay Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded the Hyatt Corporation (b. 1922)
• 1999 » Joe D'Amato, Italian director and cinematographer (b. 1936)
• 2002 » Paul Aars, American race car driver (b. 1934)
• 2002 » Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (b. 1930)
• 2002 » Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (b. 1938)
• 2003 » Nell Carter, American actress and singer (b. 1948)