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Christening day May 31, 1891

• The temperature on May 31, 1891 was about 12.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
  • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
  • May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
  • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
  • August 16 » The Basilica of San Sebastian, Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
  • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.

Day of marriage May 22, 1913

• The temperature on May 22, 1913 was between 9.2 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
  • January 3 » An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
  • April 8 » The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
  • July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.
  • August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
  • November 7 » The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.
  • December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

Day of death December 6, 1980

• The temperature on December 6, 1980 was between -4.0 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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)
• 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • January 28 » USCGCBlackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
  • March 14 » LOT Flight 7 crashes during final approach near Warsaw, Poland, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team.
  • April 30 » Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
  • August 25 » Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.
  • September 22 » Iraq invades Iran.
  • December 8 » Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1976 » João Goulart, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil (b. 1918)
• 1980 » Charles Deutsch, French engineer and businessman, co-founded DB (b. 1911)
• 1982 » Jean-Marie Seroney, Kenyan activist and politician (b. 1927)
• 1983 » Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani poet, historian, and politician (b. 1914)
• 1983 » Lucienne Boyer, French singer and actress (b. 1903)
• 1985 » Burr Tillstrom, American actor and puppeteer (b. 1917)