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Day of marriage March 18, 1943

• The temperature on March 18, 1943 was between 0.7 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
  • April 5 » World War II: American bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.
  • July 5 » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
  • July 22 » World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
  • September 5 » World War II: The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae in the Salamaua–Lae campaign.
  • November 25 » World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • December 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.

Day of death September 8, 2016

• The temperature on September 8, 2016 was between 11.6 °C and 27.6 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (92%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
  • February 10 » South Korea decides to stop the operation of the Kaesong joint industrial complex with North Korea in response to the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4.
  • April 3 » The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
  • June 16 » Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.
  • June 23 » The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.
  • July 23 » Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and 260 were injured.
  • December 7 » Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661, a domestic passenger flight from Chitral to Islamabad, operated by ATR-42-500 crashes near Havelian, killing all 47 on board.

Source: Wikipedia

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