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Day of marriage October 9, 1885

• The temperature on October 9, 1885 was about 8.4 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 23 » Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Phu Lam Tao near Hưng Hóa, northern Vietnam.
  • March 26 » The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
  • April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  • May 1 » The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
  • June 3 » In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.
  • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.

Day of death September 14, 1949

• The temperature on September 14, 1949 was between 13.6 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
  • March 30 » Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
  • May 6 » EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
  • May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
  • May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • July 1 » The merger of two princely states of India, Cochin and Travancore, into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ends more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin royal family.
  • December 4 » Sir Duncan George Stewart was fatally stabbed by Rosli Dhobi, a member leader of the Rukun 13, in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1937 » Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Czech sociologist and politician, 1st President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1850)
• 1942 » E. S. Gosney, American eugenicist and philanthropist, founded Human Betterment Foundation (b. 1855)
• 1951 » Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (b. 1890)
• 1952 » John McPhee, Australian businessman and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1874)
• 1959 » Wayne Morris, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1914)
• 1960 » M. Karagatsis, Greek author, playwright, and critic (b. 1908)