The temperature on October 15, 1932 was between 3.1 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 14.9 mm of rain during 6.4 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
January 1 » The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
February 25 » Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election.
May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
Day of marriage December 26, 1955
The temperature on December 26, 1955 was between 3.4 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 18 » Operation Teapot: Teapot test shot "Wasp" is successfully detonated at the Nevada Test Site with a yield of 1.2 kilotons. Wasp is the first of fourteen shots in the Teapot series.
April 18 » Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
April 24 » The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
July 27 » El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.
September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
November 15 » The first part of Saint Petersburg Metro is opened.
Day of death August 21, 2017
The temperature on August 21, 2017 was between 11.2 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
April 6 » U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
June 5 » Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.
June 12 » American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison and dies a week later.
July 28 » Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
September 7 » The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.
October 1 » An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
Day of burial August 24, 2017
The temperature on August 24, 2017 was between 11.1 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
February 11 » North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.
April 3 » A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
June 12 » American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison and dies a week later.
July 28 » Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
September 7 » Equifax announce a cyber-crime identity theft event potentially impacting approximately 145⁄2 million U.S. consumers.
October 27 » Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
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