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Day of marriage July 6, 1944

• The temperature on July 6, 1944 was between 12.0 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 19.1 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • April 22 » The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
  • August 5 » World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
  • August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
  • August 24 » World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
  • September 15 » Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
  • December 22 » World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.

Day of death May 16, 1974

• The temperature on May 16, 1974 was between 7.4 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
  • January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
  • March 9 » The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.
  • June 29 » Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Peron is terminally ill.
  • July 26 » Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule.
  • November 22 » The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.
  • December 1 » TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-American sculptor (b. 1891)
• 1977 » Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)
• 1979 » A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
• 1981 » Ernie Freeman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)
• 1981 » Willy Hartner, German physician and academic (b. 1905)
• 1984 » Andy Kaufman, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1949)