The temperature on January 24, 1920 was between -0.8 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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.
April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
August 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
August 19 » The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.
September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
Day of marriage April 14, 1944
The temperature on April 14, 1944 was between 8.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
July 7 » World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan.
August 10 » World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
September 19 » World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
October 19 » A coup is launched against Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution.
December 22 » World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam.
Day of death January 13, 2012
The temperature on January 13, 2012 was between 3.7 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
April 2 » A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
April 30 » An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.
May 21 » A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.
September 18 » Greater Manchester Police officers PC Nicola Hughes and PC Fiona Bone are murdered in a gun and grenade ambush attack in Greater Manchester, England.
November 9 » A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Myanmar, killing 27 people and injuring 80 others.
December 19 » Park Geun-hye is elected the first female president of South Korea.
Day of cremation January 20, 2012
The temperature on January 20, 2012 was between 2.4 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 13 » The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain Francesco Schettino's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.
April 2 » A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
July 4 » The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.
July 30 » A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
October 19 » A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.
October 29 » Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
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