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Day of marriage January 24, 1938

• The temperature on January 24, 1938 was between 6.6 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1938: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
  • January 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
  • February 18 » Second Sino-Japanese War: During the Nanking Massacre, the Nanking Safety Zone International Committee is renamed "Nanking International Rescue Committee", and the safety zone in place for refugees falls apart.
  • July 20 » The United States Department of Justice files suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case would eventually result in a break-up of the industry in 1948.
  • August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
  • September 12 » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
  • September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.

Day of death July 13, 1941

• The temperature on July 13, 1941 was between 17.2 °C and 29.2 °C and averaged 21.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (49%). 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• 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 1941: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
  • February 5 » World War II: Allied forces begin the Battle of Keren to capture Keren, Eritrea.
  • April 28 » The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
  • May 30 » World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
  • September 27 » The SSPatrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
  • November 12 » World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12°C as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city.
  • December 14 » World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1934 » Mary E. Byrd, American astronomer and academic (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and politician (b. 1887)
• 1941 » Ilmar Raud, Estonian chess player (b. 1913)
• 1945 » Alla Nazimova, Russian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1946 » Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (b. 1864)
• 1949 » Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (b. 1877)