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Day of marriage May 16, 1944

• The temperature on May 16, 1944 was between 1.3 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 24 » Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese-occupied Burma.
  • June 13 » World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
  • August 9 » Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
  • August 23 » World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.
  • October 19 » United States forces land in the Philippines.
  • October 30 » Holocaust: Anne and Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they die from disease the following year, shortly before the end of WWII.

Day of death March 24, 1992

• The temperature on March 24, 1992 was between 2.0 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • April 27 » Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
  • June 3 » Aboriginal land rights are granted in Australia in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Eddie Mabo.
  • June 8 » The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • October 4 » El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground.
  • November 13 » The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.
  • December 4 » Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1988 » Turhan Feyzioğlu, Turkish academic and politician, 27th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1922)
• 1990 » Ray Goulding, American comedian and radio host (b. 1922)
• 1991 » John Kerr, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1914)
• 1993 » Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1993 » John Hersey, American journalist and author (b. 1914)
• 1995 » Joseph Needham, English historian and academic (b. 1900)