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Day of marriage May 27, 1911

• The temperature on May 27, 1911 was between 9.6 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1911: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
  • January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
  • February 18 » The first official flight with airmail takes place from Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now India), when Henri Pequet, a 23-year-old pilot, delivers 6,500 letters to Naini, about 10 kilometres (6.2mi) away.
  • May 9 » The works of Gabriele D'Annunzio are placed in the Index of Forbidden Books by the Vatican.
  • May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
  • September 25 » An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
  • November 1 » World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.

Day of death September 27, 1963

• The temperature on September 27, 1963 was between 11.2 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
  • February 5 » The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen establishes the principle of direct effect, one of the most important, if not the most important, decisions in the development of European Union law.
  • March 17 » Mount Agung erupted on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
  • April 24 » Marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
  • August 8 » The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.
  • September 7 » The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
  • October 10 » The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty comes into effect.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1956 » Gerald Finzi, English composer and educator (b. 1901)
• 1960 » Hilda Doolittle. American poet, novelist, and memoirist (b. 1886)
• 1960 » Sylvia Pankhurst, English activist (b. 1882)
• 1965 » Clara Bow, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1965 » William Stanier, English engineer, co-designed the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (b. 1876)
• 1967 » Felix Yusupov, Russian husband of Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (b. 1887)