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Day of marriage May 2, 1918

• The temperature on May 2, 1918 was between 4.6 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (50%). 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 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 4 » The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France.
  • February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
  • February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
  • April 1 » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
  • June 8 » A solar eclipse is observed at Baker City, Oregon by scientists and an artist hired by the United States Navy.
  • November 18 » Latvia declares its independence from Russia.

Day of death December 26, 1955

• The temperature on December 26, 1955 was between 3.4 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
  • February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
  • April 11 » The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.
  • May 14 » Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
  • May 25 » In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S.
  • June 2 » The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, discontinued since 1948.
  • July 9 » The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1959 » Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889)
• 1963 » Gorgeous George, American wrestler (b. 1915)
• 1966 » Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905)
• 1966 » Herbert Otto Gille, German general (b. 1897)
• 1966 » Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (b. 1875)