West-Europese adel » Maria Julia Elisabeth "Maria Julia" Trapp van Matsch (1947-2003)

Birthday September 18, 1947

• The temperature on September 18, 1947 was between 12.4 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
  • January 1 » Cold War: The American and British occupation zones in Allied-occupied Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.
  • February 10 » The Paris Peace Treaties are signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.
  • April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
  • May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
  • August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
  • November 29 » First Indochina War: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1946 » Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer († 1992)
• 1946 » Nicholas Clay, English actor († 2000)
• 1947 » Drew Gilpin Faust, American historian and academic
• 1947 » Giancarlo Minardi, Italian businessman, founded the Minardi Racing Team
• 1947 » Russ Abbot, English comedian, actor, and singer