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Day of marriage October 17, 1947

• The temperature on October 17, 1947 was between 4.4 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • February 12 » The largest observed iron meteorite until that time creates an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.
  • February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
  • May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
  • July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
  • October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
  • November 6 » Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut.

Day of death August 31, 1975

• The temperature on August 31, 1975 was between 14.2 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 1975: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
  • April 8 » Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.
  • April 28 » General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on victory.
  • June 25 » Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
  • September 28 » The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
  • December 2 » Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
  • December 6 » The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1973 » John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
• 1974 » Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1923)
• 1974 » William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
• 1978 » John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (b. 1913)
• 1979 » Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
• 1979 » Tiger Smith, English cricketer and coach (b. 1886)