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Day of marriage October 24, 1929

• The temperature on October 24, 1929 was between 8.9 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
  • January 17 » Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
  • June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
  • June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
  • June 21 » An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico.
  • August 23 » Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
  • October 7 » Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

Day of death December 2, 1993

• The temperature on December 2, 1993 was between 1.7 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1993: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • January 20 » Bill Clinton is inaugurated the 42nd President of the United States of America.
  • February 8 » General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
  • March 24 » Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
  • August 9 » The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
  • September 9 » Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.
  • November 1 » The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1990 » Aaron Copland, American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
• 1990 » Robert Cummings, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1908)
• 1993 » Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (b. 1949)
• 1995 » Mária Telkes, Hungarian–American biophysicist and chemist (b. 1900)
• 1995 » Robertson Davies, Canadian author, playwright, and critic (b. 1913)
• 1995 » Roxie Roker, American actress (b. 1929)