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Elizabeth II van het Verenigd Koninkrijk
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Elizabeth II van het Verenigd Koninkrijk

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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was als Elizabeth II van 6 februari 1952 tot haar overlijden op 8 september 2022 constitutioneel koning, met aanspreektitel Koningin, van het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland, Canada, Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland. Tevens was zij staatshoofd van twaalf Commonwealth realms …

George VI van het Verenigd Koninkrijk
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George VI van het Verenigd Koninkrijk
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Albert Frederick Arthur George (Bertie) (Sandringham Estate, 14 december 1895 – aldaar, 6 februari 1952) was als George …

Margaret Windsor
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Margaret Windsor
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Prinses Margaret Rose, Gravin van Snowdon was de tweede dochter en het tweede kind van de toenmalige hertog en hertogin …

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2001
Anthrax
Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.
1981
Nestor_Pirotte
While posing as an aristocrat, Belgian serial killer Nestor Pirotte murdered an antiques dealer in Brussels, for which crime he was sentenced to death.
1964
Wedding_of_Constantine_II_and_Princess_Anne-Marie
The wedding of King Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark took place in Athens.
1962
Aeroflot_Flight_213
Aeroflot Flight 213 crashed into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.
1961
1961_Ndola_Transair_Sweden_Douglas_DC-6_crash
An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.
1950
Korean_War
Korean War: The Korean People's Army retreated from the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter after six weeks of fighting, marking the farthest that the KPA would advance in the war.
1948
Australia_national_cricket_team
The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.
1918
World_War_I
World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
1885
1885_Pierce_City_lynching
Five Chinese people were lynched outside of Pierce City in the Idaho Territory.
1879
Blackpool_Illuminations
The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.

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