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Day of marriage May 21, 1898

• The temperature on May 21, 1898 was about 14.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
  • June 17 » The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
  • July 3 » A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
  • August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
  • September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
  • October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.

Day of death August 14, 1963

• The temperature on August 14, 1963 was between 9.5 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1963: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.9 million citizens.
  • June 11 » American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
  • July 19 » Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
  • November 1 » The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
  • November 29 » "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.
  • November 29 » Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashes shortly after takeoff from Montreal-Dorval International Airport, killing all 118 people on board.
  • December 25 » Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1958 » Frédéric Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1963 » Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (b. 1934)
• 1965 » Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (b. 1911)
• 1966 » Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (b. 1881)
• 1967 » Bob Anderson, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1931)