The temperature on February 25, 1960 was between 1.7 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
January 9 » President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser opens construction on the Aswan Dam by detonating ten tons of dynamite to demolish twenty tons of granite on the east bank of the Nile.
January 14 » The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority, is established.
April 8 » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
October 4 » An airliner crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people.
December 14 » Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.
Day of death March 22, 2003
The temperature on March 22, 2003 was between -2.2 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (91%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 11 » Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
March 12 » Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.
April 14 » The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%.
May 28 » Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
June 10 » The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.
November 23 » Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
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