The temperature on November 9, 1981 was between -2.3 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
January 1 » Greece is admitted into the European Community.
August 7 » The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
August 10 » Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
August 19 » Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.
October 3 » The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
October 9 » President François Mitterrand abolishes capital punishment in France.
Day of death March 13, 2004
The temperature on March 13, 2004 was between 4.9 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
February 27 » A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills 116.
April 1 » Google announces Gmail to the public.
May 17 » The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
November 21 » The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
November 26 » The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probability extinct.
December 5 » The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
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