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Christening day March 1, 1903

• The temperature on March 1, 1903 was between 1.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (43%). 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
  • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
  • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
  • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
  • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
  • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.

Day of marriage September 21, 1942

• The temperature on September 21, 1942 was between 13.3 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
  • January 1 » The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
  • January 24 » World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
  • March 5 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Batavia, capital of Dutch East Indies, which is left undefended after the withdrawal of the KNIL garrison and Australian Blackforce battalion to Buitenzorg and Bandung.
  • April 15 » The George Cross is awarded "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI.
  • September 26 » Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
  • December 20 » World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India.

Day of death March 27, 1961

• The temperature on March 27, 1961 was between 0.4 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 25 » 101 Dalmatians premiered from Walt Disney Productions.
  • February 4 » The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
  • April 11 » The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
  • June 16 » While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
  • August 21 » American country music singer Patsy Cline returns to record producer Owen Bradley's studio in Nashville, Tennessee to record her vocals to Willie Nelson's "Crazy", which would become her signature song.
  • September 1 » The first conference of the Non-Aligned Countries is held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

Day of burial March 31, 1961

• The temperature on March 31, 1961 was between 4.7 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (30%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
  • February 14 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
  • March 2 » John F. Kennedy announces the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.
  • March 24 » Quebec Board of the French Language is established.
  • March 30 » The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.
  • August 11 » The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
  • August 25 » President Jânio Quadros of Brazil resigns after just seven months in power, initiating a political crisis that culminates in a military coup in 1964.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1956 » Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)
• 1958 » Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887)
• 1967 » Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
• 1968 » Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922)
• 1968 » Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)