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Day of marriage September 15, 1888

• The temperature on September 15, 1888 was about 15.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
  • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
  • September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
  • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
  • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
  • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

Day of death January 9, 1951

• The temperature on January 9, 1951 was between -0.1 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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)
• 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 Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1951: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.2 million citizens.
  • March 6 » Cold War: The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
  • March 20 » Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
  • May 14 » Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
  • May 21 » The opening of the Ninth Street Show, otherwise known as the 9th Street Art Exhibition: A gathering of a number of notable artists, and the stepping-out of the post war New York avant-garde, collectively known as the New York School.
  • July 20 » King Abdullah I of Jordan is assassinated by a Palestinian while attending Friday prayers in Jerusalem.
  • December 31 » Cold War: The Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than US$13.3 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Western Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1946 » Countee Cullen, American poet and playwright (b. 1903)
• 1947 » Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (b. 1893)
• 1960 » Elsie J. Oxenham, English author and educator (b. 1880)