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Day of marriage May 1, 1945

• The temperature on May 1, 1945 was between 2.7 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (38%). 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 12 » World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
  • February 8 » World War II: Mikhail Devyataev escapes with nine other Soviet inmates from a Nazi concentration camp in Peenemünde on the island of Usedom by hijacking the camp commandant's Heinkel He 111.
  • April 26 » World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army are liberated in Baguio and they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
  • April 27 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
  • May 5 » World War II: Battle of Castle Itter, the only battle in which American and German troops fought cooperatively.
  • August 25 » Ten days after World War II ends with Japan announcing its surrender, armed supporters of the Chinese Communist Party kill U.S. intelligence officer John Birch, regarded by some of the American right as the first victim of the Cold War.

Day of death December 2, 2004

• The temperature on December 2, 2004 was between -2.3 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2004: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 1 » Google announces Gmail to the public.
  • May 17 » The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
  • July 4 » Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history.
  • November 7 » Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
  • November 27 » Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • December 30 » A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 194.

Source: Wikipedia

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