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Day of marriage November 8, 1917

• The temperature on November 8, 1917 was between 1.7 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
  • July 6 » World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
  • July 27 » World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
  • August 28 » Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
  • November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
  • December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
  • December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.

Day of death May 17, 1940

• The temperature on May 17, 1940 was between 2.7 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
  • March 23 » The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All-India Muslim League.
  • May 10 » World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland.
  • May 24 » Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico.
  • June 25 » World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
  • July 3 » World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
  • November 27 » In Romania, the ruling Iron Guard fascist party assassinates over 60 of arrested King Carol II of Romania's aides and other political dissidents.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1934 » Cass Gilbert, American architect (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)
• 1943 » Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (b. 1864)
• 1947 » George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)