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Day of marriage January 9, 1947

• The temperature on January 9, 1947 was between -1.0 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • February 28 » February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the loss of an estimated 30,000 civilians.
  • June 24 » Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington, leading to the coining of the phrase "flying saucer".
  • October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
  • November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
  • December 17 » First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
  • December 30 » Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania.

Day of death January 14, 2007

• The temperature on January 14, 2007 was between 3.3 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
• 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 3 » Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.
  • August 23 » The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
  • September 12 » Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
  • September 16 » Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad.
  • November 29 » The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
  • December 3 » Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2005 » Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (b. 1922)
• 2006 » Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 2006 » Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
• 2006 » Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
• 2007 » Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (b. 1934)
• 2008 » Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (b. 1933)