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Day of marriage November 16, 1929

• The temperature on November 16, 1929 was between -0.1 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
  • August 23 » Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
  • September 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
  • October 7 » Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
  • October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
  • November 3 » The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.

Day of death February 11, 1968

• The temperature on February 11, 1968 was between 0.2 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1968: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
  • January 21 » A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
  • March 16 » General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
  • April 4 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
  • May 12 » Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral.
  • September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
  • December 25 » Kilvenmani massacre: Forty-four Dalits (untouchables) are burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu, a retaliation for a campaign for higher wages by Dalit laborers.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1963 » John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
• 1963 » Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1932)
• 1967 » A. J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)
• 1968 » Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1889)
• 1973 » J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 1975 » Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)