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Day of marriage April 16, 1938

• The temperature on April 16, 1938 was between 3.0 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • February 18 » Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
  • April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
  • May 26 » In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
  • June 11 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
  • June 23 » The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States.
  • July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.

Day of death November 9, 2006

• The temperature on November 9, 2006 was between 3.8 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2006: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 14 » Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in Jama Masjid, Delhi injure 13 people.
  • April 27 » Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
  • July 4 » Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.
  • July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
  • August 14 » Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chencholai bombing by Sri Lankan Air Force air strike.
  • December 28 » War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2004 » Emlyn Hughes, English footballer and manager (b. 1947)
• 2004 » Iris Chang, American historian, journalist, and author (b. 1968)
• 2005 » K. R. Narayanan, Indian journalist and politician, 10th President of India (b. 1921)
• 2006 » Ed Bradley, American journalist (b. 1941)
• 2006 » Ellen Willis, American journalist and activist (b. 1941)
• 2006 » Markus Wolf, German intelligence officer (b. 1923)