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Day of marriage November 17, 1961

• The temperature on November 17, 1961 was between 3.9 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) 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 May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1961: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.6 million citizens.
  • January 11 » Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
  • March 1 » Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
  • April 25 » Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
  • July 25 » Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
  • September 16 » Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
  • October 30 » The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive device ever detonated.

Day of death February 19, 2007

• The temperature on February 19, 2007 was between 3.1 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • March 11 » Georgia claims Russian helicopters attacked the Kodori Valley in Abkhazia, an accusation that Russia categorically denies later.
  • June 19 » The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
  • July 1 » Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
  • September 4 » Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.
  • September 13 » The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
  • November 15 » Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.

Day of cremation February 23, 2007

• The temperature on February 23, 2007 was between 6.1 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2007: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
  • January 19 » Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
  • January 22 » At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.
  • June 11 » Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.
  • July 7 » The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
  • August 3 » Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
  • September 6 » Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.

Source: Wikipedia

• 2003 » Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
• 2007 » Celia Franca, English-Canadian dancer and director, founded the National Ballet of Canada (b. 1921)
• 2007 » Janet Blair, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
• 2008 » Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer (b. 1945)
• 2008 » Yegor Letov, Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1964)
• 2009 » Kelly Groucutt, English singer and bass player (b. 1945)