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Day of marriage April 3, 1923

• The temperature on April 3, 1923 was between 0.7 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 3 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1923: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
  • May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
  • September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
  • September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
  • September 13 » Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
  • September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
  • October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.

Day of death February 26, 1945

• The temperature on February 26, 1945 was between 7.6 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 3 » World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.
  • February 21 » World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Japanese kamikaze planes sink the escort carrier USSBismarck Sea and damage the USSSaratoga.
  • March 9 » World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power.
  • April 25 » The last German troops retreat from Finland's soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military acts of Second World War end in Finland.
  • April 27 » World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken.
  • August 8 » The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1943 » Theodor Eicke, German general (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Sándor Szurmay, Minister of Defence of the Hungarian portion of Austria-Hungary (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Heinrich Häberlin, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1868)
• 1950 » Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (b. 1870)
• 1951 » Sabiha Kasimati, Albanian ichthyologist (b. 1912) executed with 20 others
• 1952 » Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (b. 1878)