West-Europese adel » Maria Julia Francesca Ida Caspare Walburge "Maria Julia" Prinses van Lobkowicz (1919-2008)

Day of marriage January 26, 1939

• The temperature on January 26, 1939 was between 0.6 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
  • May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
  • July 28 » The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
  • September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
  • September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
  • September 30 » NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game.
  • November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.

Day of death May 19, 2008

• The temperature on May 19, 2008 was between 1.9 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • February 11 » Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
  • April 20 » Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
  • June 8 » At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
  • July 2 » Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
  • August 17 » American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
  • September 11 » A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 2007 » Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
• 2008 » Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 2009 » Clint Smith, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1913)
• 2009 » Nicholas Maw, English composer and academic (b. 1935)
• 2009 » Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)