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Day of marriage January 24, 1946

• The temperature on January 24, 1946 was between -2.1 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• 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 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
  • January 22 » In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
  • January 31 » The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
  • March 28 » Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
  • April 8 » Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
  • June 5 » A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.

Day of death May 8, 2009

• The temperature on May 8, 2009 was between 7.9 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • January 21 » Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow.
  • April 7 » Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
  • June 9 » An explosion kills 17 people and injures at least 46 at a hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • June 12 » A disputed presidential election in Iran leads to wide-ranging local and international protests.
  • June 18 » The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
  • September 30 » The 7.6 M_w  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2008 » Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918)
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