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Day of marriage April 23, 1931

• The temperature on April 23, 1931 was between 4.0 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 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 1931: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
  • March 3 » The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
  • March 5 » The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
  • March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
  • March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
  • March 31 » A Transcontinental & Western Air airliner crashes near Bazaar, Kansas, killing eight, including University of Notre Dame head football coach Knute Rockne.

Day of death March 10, 1978

• The temperature on March 10, 1978 was between 6.5 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
  • June 25 » The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
  • June 28 » The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
  • August 22 » The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress. The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College, and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution. The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution.
  • October 21 » Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
  • November 17 » The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
  • November 23 » The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1966 » Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1977 » E. Power Biggs, English-American organist and composer (b. 1906)
• 1985 » Bob Nieman, American baseball player (b. 1927)
• 1985 » Konstantin Chernenko, Russian soldier and politician, Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1911)
• 1986 » Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (b. 1907)
• 1988 » Andy Gibb, Australian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1958)