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Birthday June 12, 1888

• The temperature on June 12, 1888 was about 24.3 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 45%. Source: KNMI
• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
  • March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
  • June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
  • September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
  • September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
  • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.

Day of marriage January 19, 1921

• The temperature on January 19, 1921 was between 2.3 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
  • March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
  • June 20 » Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
  • July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
  • October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
  • October 26 » The Chicago Theatre opens.
  • November 14 » The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.

Day of death June 24, 1959

• The temperature on June 24, 1959 was between 15.4 °C and 28.2 °C and averaged 22.2 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-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)
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
  • April 8 » The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
  • May 16 » The Triton Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
  • June 5 » The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
  • July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
  • November 23 » French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".

Source: Wikipedia

• 1883 » Fernand Gonder, French pole vaulter († 1969)
• 1883 » Robert Lowie, Austrian-American anthropologist and academic († 1957)
• 1888 » Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic († 1920)
• 1890 » Egon Schiele, Austrian soldier and painter († 1918)
• 1892 » Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright († 1982)
• 1895 » Eugénie Brazier, French chef († 1977)

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• 1947 » Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (b. 1864)
• 1962 » Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Tony Hanco*ck, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 1969 » Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)