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Day of marriage April 8, 1938

• The temperature on April 8, 1938 was between 3.7 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
  • April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
  • June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
  • June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
  • July 10 » Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record.
  • October 1 » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.

Day of death July 24, 2003

• The temperature on July 24, 2003 was between 12.4 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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 Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • May 1 » Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USSAbraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
  • July 22 » Members of 101st Airborne of the United States, aided by Special Forces, attack a compound in Iraq, killing Saddam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay, along with Mustapha Hussein, Qusay's 14-year-old son, and a bodyguard.
  • October 19 » Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
  • October 31 » Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
  • December 9 » A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more.
  • December 17 » The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2001 » Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (b. 1931)
• 2005 » Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (b. 1912)
• 2007 » Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (b. 1913)
• 2007 » Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (b. 1923)
• 2008 » Norman Dello Joio, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)