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Day of marriage May 9, 1947

• The temperature on May 9, 1947 was between 11.4 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
  • May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
  • June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
  • July 6 » The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
  • November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
  • November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.

Day of death June 15, 2011

• The temperature on June 15, 2011 was between 9.8 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2011: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests.
  • July 22 » Norway attacks: First a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, followed by a massacre at a youth camp on the island of Utøya.
  • August 26 » The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
  • September 12 » The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opens to the public.
  • September 29 » The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
  • November 23 » Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2011 » Bill Haast, American herpetologist and academic (b. 1910)
• 2012 » Barry MacKay, American tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1935)
• 2012 » Capitola Dickerson, American pianist and educator (b. 1913)
• 2012 » Israel Nogueda Otero, Mexican economist and politician, 10th Governor of Guerrero (b. 1935)
• 2012 » Jerry Tubbs, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
• 2012 » Phillip D. Cagan, American economist and author (b. 1927)