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Christening day April 12, 1896

• The temperature on April 12, 1896 was about 9.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
  • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
  • May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
  • June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
  • August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
  • December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.

Day of marriage May 7, 1925

• The temperature on May 7, 1925 was between 4.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1925: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
  • April 18 » The International Amateur Radio Union is formed in Paris.
  • May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
  • May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
  • May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
  • July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
  • September 3 » USSShenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

Day of death January 12, 1954

• The temperature on January 12, 1954 was between 4.4 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
  • March 1 » Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
  • March 1 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
  • May 6 » Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
  • August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
  • August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
  • November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1943 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1958 » Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (b. 1875)
• 1960 » Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1869)
• 1965 » Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (b. 1936)