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Day of marriage January 8, 1944

• The temperature on January 8, 1944 was between -0.3 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • February 22 » World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.
  • April 16 » World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
  • April 22 » The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
  • September 27 » The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.
  • October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
  • December 17 » World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.

Day of death January 30, 2009

• The temperature on January 30, 2009 was between -4.4 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 2009: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • April 3 » Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
  • June 19 » War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
  • August 17 » An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.
  • August 26 » Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.
  • October 1 » The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
  • December 31 » Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2006 » Coretta Scott King, American author and activist (b. 1927)
• 2007 » Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 2008 » Marcial Maciel, Mexican-American priest, founded the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi (b. 1920)
• 2009 » H. Guy Hunt, American soldier, pastor, and politician, 49th Governor of Alabama (b. 1933)
• 2010 » Fadil Ferati, Kosovar accountant and politician (b. 1960)
• 2011 » John Barry, English composer and conductor (b. 1933)