The temperature on April 9, 1950 was between 4.9 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
February 8 » Cold War: The Stasi, the secret police of East Germany, is established.
May 29 » The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
July 5 » Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
August 12 » Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: 75 American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
September 24 » The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
November 1 » Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
Day of death December 4, 2005
The temperature on December 4, 2005 was between 6.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 29 » The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
February 14 » YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
April 9 » Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.
August 2 » Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
September 16 » The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
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