The temperature on February 2, 1933 was between 2.3 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
February 25 » Launch of the USSRanger at Newport News, Virginia. It is the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned by the US Navy.
April 1 » The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
April 24 » Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
May 27 » New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.
September 26 » As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
December 15 » The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol.
Day of marriage February 26, 1954
The temperature on February 26, 1954 was between 2.0 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 23 » The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
August 24 » The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party.
September 3 » The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
October 18 » Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio.
November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
Day of death December 28, 2012
The temperature on December 28, 2012 was between 2.0 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
February 1 » Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
May 13 » Forty-nine dismembered bodies are discovered by Mexican authorities on Mexican Federal Highway 40.
August 25 » Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so.
September 21 » Three Egyptian militants open fire on a group of Israeli soldiers in a southern Israel cross-border attack.
October 9 » Pakistani Taliban attempt to assassinate outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.
November 15 » Xi Jinping becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
Day of cremation January 2, 2013
The temperature on January 2, 2013 was between 4.1 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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 10 » More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in Pakistan.
May 13 » American physician Kermit Gosnell is found guilty in Pennsylvania of murdering three infants born alive during attempted abortions, involuntary manslaughter of a woman during an abortion procedure, and other charges.
August 14 » UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashes short of the runway at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing both crew members on board.
November 17 » A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.
November 17 » Fifty people are killed when Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.
November 24 » Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.
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