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Day of marriage October 31, 1918

• The temperature on October 31, 1918 was between 1.3 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
  • January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
  • February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
  • February 6 » British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
  • March 21 » World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
  • August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
  • November 26 » The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.

Day of death December 14, 1962

• The temperature on December 14, 1962 was between -2.1 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The partly or heavily 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1962: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.7 million citizens.
  • January 12 » Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission in the war, takes place.
  • February 20 » Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
  • March 2 » Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
  • May 10 » Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
  • July 10 » Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
  • August 30 » Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1953 » Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Finnish lawyer and politician, 7th President of Finland (b. 1870)
• 1963 » Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
• 1964 » William Bendix, American actor (b. 1906)
• 1970 » Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, German Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
• 1971 » Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (b. 1926)