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Day of marriage May 18, 1928

• The temperature on May 18, 1928 was between 3.2 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (23%). 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
  • January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
  • June 9 » Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.
  • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
  • September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
  • September 28 » Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.

Day of death August 26, 1993

• The temperature on August 26, 1993 was between 9.2 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1993: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.2 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
  • June 12 » An election takes place in Nigeria and is won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola. Its results are later annulled by the military Government of Ibrahim Babangida.
  • August 9 » The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
  • November 9 » Stari Most, the "old bridge" in the Bosnian city of Mostar, built in 1566, collapses after several days of bombing by Croat forces during the Croat–Bosniak War.
  • November 20 » Savings and loan crisis: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.
  • November 23 » Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1989 » Irving Stone, American author (b. 1903)
• 1990 » Tang Chang, Thai artist (b. 1934)
• 1991 » Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (b. 1905)
• 1992 » Bob de Moor, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1925)
• 1993 » Reima Pietilä, Finnish architect, co-designed the Kaleva Church (b. 1923)
• 1995 » John Brunner, English-Scottish author and poet (b. 1934)