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Day of marriage April 4, 1914

• The temperature on April 4, 1914 was between 0.1 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• In the year 1914: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
  • July 4 » The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.
  • August 1 » The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I.
  • August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
  • August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  • August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
  • December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

Day of death October 13, 1953

• The temperature on October 13, 1953 was between 10.0 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (30%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south 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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
  • January 20 » Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America.
  • April 27 » Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
  • June 30 » The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
  • September 13 » Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
  • October 1 » Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
  • November 21 » The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1945 » Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (b. 1857)
• 1950 » Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (b. 1899)
• 1955 » Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (b. 1897)
• 1956 » Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (b. 1910)
• 1961 » Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (b. 1932)
• 1966 » Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (b. 1889)