The temperature on August 4, 1948 was between 12.5 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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).
May 26 » The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
May 29 » United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded.
June 26 » William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.
July 31 » USSNevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
December 17 » The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
December 28 » The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami.
Day of death July 24, 2015
The temperature on July 24, 2015 was between 13.4 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
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