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Day of marriage May 9, 1889

• The temperature on May 9, 1889 was about 23.3 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 43%. 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 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
  • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
  • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
  • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
  • October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.

Day of death July 11, 1944

• The temperature on July 11, 1944 was between 12.8 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 17 » World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion.
  • February 23 » The Soviet Union begins the forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people from the North Caucasus to Central Asia.
  • June 16 » In a gross miscarriage of justice, George Junius Stinney Jr., age 14, becomes the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th century after being convicted in a two-hour trial for the rape and murder of two teenage white girls.
  • July 3 » World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.
  • July 17 » Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
  • November 16 » World War II: Operation Queen, the costly Allied thrust to the Rur, is launched.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1929 » Billy Mosforth, English footballer and engraver (b. 1857)
• 1937 » George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (b. 1898)
• 1959 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
• 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)