The temperature on January 14, 1939 was between -2.1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
September 17 » World War II: German submarineU-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSCourageous.
September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
October 1 » World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.
October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
Day of death April 14, 1986
The temperature on April 14, 1986 was between 1.5 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 8 » Hinton train collision: Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a 118-car Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, west of Edmonton. It is the worst rail accident in Canada until the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec derailment in 2013 which killed forty-seven people.
February 19 » Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka.
April 28 » High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
April 28 » The United States Navy aircraft carrier USSEnterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USSCoral Sea.
May 7 » Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
November 2 » U.S. hostage David Jacobsen is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.
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