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Day of death March 1, 1950

• The temperature on March 1, 1950 was between -2.9 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-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)
• From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
• In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
  • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
  • March 17 » Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "californium".
  • October 16 » The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is published.
  • October 19 » China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
  • November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
  • November 19 » US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1940 » Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (b. 1878)
• 1942 » George S. Rentz, American commander (b. 1882)
• 1943 » Alexandre Yersin, Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
• 1952 » Mariano Azuela, Mexican physician and author (b. 1873)