The temperature on August 24, 1929 was between 15.3 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
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.
June 7 » The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
June 8 » Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
July 27 » The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
August 16 » The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
August 23 » Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
December 19 » The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).
Day of death March 20, 1998
The temperature on March 20, 1998 was between 3.6 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 23 » In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people.
March 4 » Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
June 4 » Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
July 17 » A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
September 4 » Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.
November 19 » Clinton–Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.
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