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Day of marriage May 24, 1913

• The temperature on May 24, 1913 was between 9.5 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
  • March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
  • June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • July 3 » Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
  • August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
  • October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.

Day of death April 15, 1965

• The temperature on April 15, 1965 was between 6.4 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 14.0 mm of rain during 13.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
  • April 21 » The 1964–1965 New York World's Fair opens for its second and final season.
  • June 22 » The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
  • August 1 » Frank Herbert's novel, Dune was published for the first time. It was named as the world's best-selling science fiction novel in 2003.
  • October 17 » The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees.
  • November 24 » Joseph-Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997.
  • December 9 » Kecksburg UFO incident: A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1962 » Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (b. 1912)
• 1962 » Clara Blandick, American actress (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Edward Greeves, Jr., Australian footballer (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, Bengali politician, writer, journalist, first health minister of East Pakistan
• 1967 » Totò, Italian comedian (b. 1898)
• 1971 » Gurgen Boryan, Armenian poet and playwright (b. 1915)