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Day of marriage October 31, 1907

• The temperature on October 31, 1907 was between 5.4 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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 August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
  • March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
  • July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
  • August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
  • August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
  • October 22 » A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will spark the Panic of 1907.
  • December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.

Day of death October 13, 1961

• The temperature on October 13, 1961 was between 3.3 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (87%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
  • April 17 » Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
  • May 1 » The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
  • May 25 » Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade.
  • September 11 » Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
  • September 16 » Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
  • September 18 » CONCACAF is established as the governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1950 » Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (b. 1899)
• 1955 » Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (b. 1897)
• 1956 » Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (b. 1910)
• 1961 » Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (b. 1932)
• 1966 » Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (b. 1889)
• 1968 » Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (b. 1906)