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Day of marriage April 21, 1949

• The temperature on April 21, 1949 was between 2.6 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
  • February 15 » Gerald Lankester Harding and Roland de Vaux begin excavations at Cave 1 of the Qumran Caves, where they will eventually discover the first seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
  • March 10 » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
  • April 18 » The keel for the aircraft carrier USSUnited States is laid down at Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
  • June 24 » The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
  • August 3 » The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
  • October 16 » The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the Greek Civil War.

Day of death August 3, 2005

• The temperature on August 3, 2005 was between 9.0 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 2005: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • April 26 » Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
  • July 7 » A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.
  • August 15 » Israel's unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins.
  • October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
  • October 30 » The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (destroyed in the firebombing of Dresden during World War II) is reconsecrated after a thirteen-year rebuilding project.
  • December 18 » The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1954)
• 2004 » Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (b. 1908)
• 2005 » Françoise d'Eaubonne, French author and poet (b. 1920)
• 2006 » Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1945)
• 2006 » Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (b. 1915)
• 2007 » John Gardner, English author (b. 1926)