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Day of marriage March 31, 1917

• The temperature on March 31, 1917 was between 0.7 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
  • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
  • 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 31 » World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
  • October 4 » World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
  • November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
  • December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.

Day of death November 21, 1950

• The temperature on November 21, 1950 was between 5.9 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
  • July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
  • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
  • November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
  • November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.
  • December 2 » Korean War: Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Al Davis, American boxer (b. 1920)
• 1945 » Ellen Glasgow, American author (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889)
• 1947 » William McCormack, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1879)
• 1953 » Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (b. 1903)
• 1953 » Larry Shields, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1893)