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Day of marriage December 18, 1947

• The temperature on December 18, 1947 was between -5.0 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
  • May 31 » Ferenc Nagy, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, resigns from office after blackmail from the Hungarian Communist Party accusing him of being part of a plot against the state. This grants the Communists effective control of the Hungarian government.
  • July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
  • October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
  • November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
  • December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.

Day of death July 13, 1998

• The temperature on July 13, 1998 was between 10.4 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1998: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.7 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria.
  • January 17 » Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website.
  • April 5 » In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.
  • May 6 » Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac.
  • May 28 » Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.
  • October 29 » In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1993 » Davey Allison, American race car driver (b. 1961)
• 1995 » Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (b. 1920)
• 1996 » Pandro S. Berman, American director, producer, and production manager (b. 1905)
• 1997 » Miguel Ángel Blanco, Spanish politician (b. 1968)
• 1999 » Konstantinos Kollias, Greek general and politician, 168th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1901)
• 2000 » Jan Karski, Polish-American activist and academic (b. 1914)