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Day of marriage January 17, 1924

• The temperature on January 17, 1924 was between -8.4 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 1924: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
  • February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
  • April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
  • July 11 » Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his favoured distance, on the Sunday.
  • August 4 » Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
  • October 31 » World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
  • December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.

Day of death January 2, 1991

• The temperature on January 2, 1991 was between 6.4 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 20.4 mm of rain during 13.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1991: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
  • February 13 » Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad. Allied forces said the bunker was being used as a military communications outpost, but over 400 Iraqi civilians inside were killed.
  • March 2 » Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.
  • May 19 » Croatians vote for independence in a referendum.
  • August 16 » Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board.
  • August 20 » Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev.
  • August 29 » Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
• 1989 » Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)
• 1990 » Alan Hale Jr., American film and television actor (b. 1921)
• 1990 » Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (b. 1910)
• 1994 » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914)
• 1994 » Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)