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Day of marriage September 21, 1889

• The temperature on September 21, 1889 was about 9.5 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
  • February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
  • April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
  • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
  • June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
  • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

Day of death December 2, 1939

• The temperature on December 2, 1939 was between 5.7 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • April 9 » African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
  • September 30 » NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
  • October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
  • November 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
  • December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
  • December 22 » Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1931 » Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
• 1936 » John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
• 1943 » Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
• 1944 » Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876)
• 1944 » Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)