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Day of marriage December 21, 1901

• The temperature on December 21, 1901 was between -0.5 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
  • February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
  • March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
  • March 2 » United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion.
  • August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
  • September 17 » Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
  • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.

Day of death December 10, 1950

• The temperature on December 10, 1950 was between -1.1 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
  • January 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.
  • May 19 » A barge containing munitions destined for Pakistan explodes in the harbor at South Amboy, New Jersey, devastating the city.
  • June 28 » Korean War: North Korean Army conducts the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.
  • August 20 » Korean War: United Nations repel an offensive by North Korean divisions attempting to cross the Nakdong River and assault the city of Taegu.
  • October 19 » Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Theodor Dannecker, German captain (b. 1913)
• 1946 » Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer (b. 1884)
• 1946 » Walter Johnson, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1887)
• 1948 » Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (b. 1896)
• 1951 » Algernon Blackwood, English author and playwright (b. 1869)
• 1953 » Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (b. 1872)