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Christening day July 19, 1914

• The temperature on July 19, 1914 was between 10.2 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-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 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • March 7 » Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign as King.
  • May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
  • July 11 » Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball.
  • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  • August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
  • November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.

Day of marriage May 25, 1939

• The temperature on May 25, 1939 was between 8.9 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • January 14 » Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
  • April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
  • April 30 » NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
  • June 4 » The Holocaust: The MSSt. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
  • August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
  • September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.

Day of death December 7, 2003

• The temperature on December 7, 2003 was between -4.0 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -1.4 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
  • March 5 » In Haifa, 17 Israeli civilians are killed in the Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
  • August 26 » A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.
  • December 7 » The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
  • December 13 » Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.
  • December 29 » The last known speaker of Akkala Sami dies, rendering the language extinct.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Azie Taylor Morton, American educator and politician, 36th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1933)
• 2003 » Carl F. H. Henry American journalist and theologian (b. 1913)
• 2004 » Frederick Fennell, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
• 2004 » Jay Van Andel, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Amway (b. 1924)
• 2004 » Jerry Scoggins, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Bud Carson, American football player and coach (b. 1931)