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Day of marriage December 13, 1919

• The temperature on December 13, 1919 was between -1.0 °C and 0.9 °C and averaged 0.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
  • January 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
  • February 21 » German socialist Kurt Eisner is assassinated. His death results in the establishment of the Bavarian Soviet Republic and parliament and government fleeing Munich, Germany.
  • February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
  • June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
  • September 4 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.
  • September 22 » The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.

Day of death May 10, 1980

• The temperature on May 10, 1980 was between 0.6 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (94%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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)
• 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • January 27 » Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
  • March 23 » Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
  • May 17 » General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
  • July 1 » "O Canada" officially becomes the national anthem of Canada.
  • August 1 » A train crash kills 18 people in County Cork, Ireland.
  • December 8 » Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City.

Day of burial May 13, 1980

• The temperature on May 13, 1980 was between 9.3 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 14.6 hours of sunshine (94%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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)
• 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1980: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 14.1 million citizens.
  • January 28 » USCGCBlackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
  • February 2 » Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.
  • March 3 » The USSNautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
  • July 7 » During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
  • July 19 » Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
  • December 1 » Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Mexico, becomes a city.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1968 » Scotty Beckett, American actor and singer (b. 1929)
• 1974 » Hal Mohr, American director and cinematographer (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)
• 1982 » Peter Weiss, German playwright and painter (b. 1916)
• 1988 » Shen Congwen, Chinese author and academic (b. 1902)
• 1990 » Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (b. 1916)