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Day of marriage July 12, 1913

• The temperature on July 12, 1913 was between 7.2 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 5 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
  • February 17 » The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century.
  • March 31 » The Vienna Concert Society rioted during a performance of modernist music by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Alexander von Zemlinsky, and Anton von Webern, causing a premature end to the concert due to violence; this concert became known as the Skandalkonzert.
  • June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
  • July 4 » President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • July 31 » The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.

Day of death July 23, 1976

• The temperature on July 23, 1976 was between 8.5 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
  • April 13 » Forty workers die in an explosion at the Lapua ammunition factory, the deadliest accidental disaster in modern history in Finland.
  • June 29 » The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
  • July 10 » Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
  • July 25 » Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.
  • October 11 » George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
  • November 23 » Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1972 » Esther Applin, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors (b. 1890)
• 1979 » Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (b. 1898)
• 1980 » Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1948)
• 1980 » Mollie Steimer, Russian activist (b. 1897)
• 1980 » Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)