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Day of marriage August 23, 1945

• The temperature on August 23, 1945 was between 11.2 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
  • January 20 » World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months.
  • February 14 » World War II: Mostar is liberated by Yugoslav partisans
  • February 21 » World War II: the Brazilian Expeditionary Force defeat the German forces in the Battle of Monte Castello on the Italian front.
  • May 8 » Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
  • September 15 » A hurricane strikes southern Florida and the Bahamas, destroying 366 airplanes and 25 blimps at Naval Air Station Richmond.
  • October 5 » A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.

Day of death October 4, 1989

• The temperature on October 4, 1989 was between 2.6 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• 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 1989: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
  • January 20 » George H. W. Bush is inaugurated the 41st President of the United States of America.
  • February 6 » The Round Table Talks start in Poland, thus marking the beginning of the overthrow of communism in Eastern Europe.
  • February 19 » Flying Tiger Line flight 66 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four.
  • June 3 » The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
  • August 24 » Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
  • October 26 » China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after take off from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1988 » Zlatko Grgić, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 1989 » Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
• 1990 » Mārtiņš Zīverts, Latvian playwright (b. 1903)
• 1992 » Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1936)
• 1994 » Danny Gatton, American guitarist (b. 1945)