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Day of marriage October 26, 1939

• The temperature on October 26, 1939 was between 0.4 °C and 6.6 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
  • April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
  • September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
  • October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
  • November 4 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
  • November 8 » In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
  • November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Day of death October 19, 1992

• The temperature on October 19, 1992 was between 6.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • January 20 » Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France killing 87 of the 96 people on board.
  • February 1 » The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
  • September 11 » Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
  • October 12 » A 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
  • October 17 » Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  • November 3 » Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 U.S. presidential election.

Day of burial October 23, 1992

• The temperature on October 23, 1992 was between 4.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 13.0 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
  • March 2 » Start of the war in Transnistria.
  • July 23 » A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.
  • September 2 » The 7.7 M_w  Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a M_s–M_w disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2ft).
  • September 12 » NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
  • September 29 » Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.
  • November 23 » The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1987 » Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist and educator (b. 1945)
• 1988 » Son House, American singer and guitarist (b. 1902)
• 1992 » Magnus Pyke, English scientist and television host (b. 1908)
• 1994 » Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (b. 1916)
• 1995 » Don Cherry, American trumpet player (b. 1936)
• 1995 » Harilaos Perpessas, Greek pianist and composer (b. 1907)