* 1942 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress.

* 1913 – Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.

* 1948 – Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands cedes throne.

* 1940 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the Nazi invasion.

A bust of Stuyvesant by Dutch artist: nl: Toon Dupuis | Toon Dupuis which was presented by Wilhelmina of the Netherlands | Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and the Dutch Government to St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery on December 5, 1915

* 1948 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

* Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

* September 4 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons.

** Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and her government flee to London ; Rotterdam is subjected to savage terror bombing by the Luftwaffe ; 980 are killed, and 20, 000 buildings destroyed.

* November 28 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ( b. 1880 )

* August 31 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ( d. 1962 )

** Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands opens the Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen, Holland

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Sijthoff, who rose to prominence in the trade of translated books, wrote a letter in 1899 to Queen Wilhelmina regarding his opposition to becoming a signatory to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

After the end of the Nazi-Occupation of the Netherlands during World War II there were some who saw a historical parallel between the N. S. B and the Patriot revolutionaries, while they pictured William V in the heroic role of Queen Wilhelmina and her government-in-exile.

* Radio address by Queen Wilhelmina on 7 December 1942.

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She was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry.

Juliana with her mother, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands | Wilhelmina, circa 1914

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In February 1705, Queen Anne, who had made Marlborough a Duke in 1702, granted him the Park of Woodstock and promised a sum of £ 240, 000 to build a suitable house as a gift from a grateful crown in recognition of his victory – a victory which British historian Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy considered one of the pivotal battles in history, writing – " Had it not been for Blenheim, all Europe might at this day suffer under the effect of French conquests resembling those of Alexander in extent and those of the Romans in durability.

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