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Day of marriage September 30, 1899

• The temperature on September 30, 1899 was about 11.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. 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, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
  • February 22 » Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.
  • September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
  • November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
  • November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
  • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Day of death October 21, 1944

• The temperature on October 21, 1944 was between 5.9 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
  • March 30 » World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • May 1 » World War II: Two hundred Communist prisoners are shot by the Germans at Kaisariani, Athens in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi.
  • June 9 » World War II: Ninety-nine civilians are hanged from lampposts and balconies by German troops in Tulle, France, in reprisal for maquisards attacks.
  • June 15 » In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
  • October 18 » World War II: Soviet Union begins the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany.
  • November 4 » World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1931 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
• 1944 » Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
• 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)