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Day of marriage May 28, 1936

• The temperature on May 28, 1936 was between 7.1 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
  • January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
  • July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
  • August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
  • August 31 » Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
  • October 1 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
  • December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.

Day of death January 21, 1980

• The temperature on January 21, 1980 was between -0.4 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 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 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • February 23 » Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
  • March 18 » A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
  • April 18 » The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
  • May 9 » In Florida, Liberian freighter MVSummit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150ft. into the water and die.
  • May 18 » Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
  • September 22 » Iraq invades Iran.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1977 » Sandro Penna, Italian poet and journalist (b. 1906)
• 1978 » Freda Utley, English scholar and author (b. 1898)
• 1983 » Lamar Williams, American bass player (b. 1949)
• 1984 » Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (b. 1893)
• 1984 » Jackie Wilson, American singer (b. 1934)
• 1985 » James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903)