The temperature on March 19, 1946 was between 5.0 °C and 15.5 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 24 » The United Nations General Assembly passes its first resolution to establish the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission.
February 8 » The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
March 29 » Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded.
May 7 » Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) is founded.
May 25 » The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir.
September 24 » Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
Day of death February 20, 2011
The temperature on February 20, 2011 was between -2.4 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
January 1 » Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.
May 13 » Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.
July 30 » Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
August 23 » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200million–$300million USD.
November 12 » A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
November 26 » The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.
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