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Day of marriage February 3, 1934

• The temperature on February 3, 1934 was between -8.0 °C and 1.8 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
  • January 26 » German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact is signed.
  • February 2 » The Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated.
  • March 24 » United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
  • April 21 » The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).
  • August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.

Day of death October 18, 2008

• The temperature on October 18, 2008 was between 4.2 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • February 24 » Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He remains as head of the Communist Party for another three years.
  • March 1 » The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed.
  • May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
  • August 1 » The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
  • October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
  • November 10 » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2007 » Alan Coren, English journalist and author (b. 1938)
• 2007 » Lucky Dube, South African singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1964)
• 2007 » Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman, founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (b. 1915)
• 2007 » William J. Crowe, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (b. 1925)
• 2008 » Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (b. 1945)
• 2009 » Adriaan Kortlandt, Dutch ethologist and biologist (b. 1918)