The temperature on October 10, 1955 was between 8.1 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
June 14 » Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
Day of death February 12, 2013
The temperature on February 12, 2013 was between -3.7 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
February 8 » A blizzard disrupts transportation and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
April 12 » Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali.
April 15 » A wave of bombings across Iraq kills at least 75 people.
October 15 » The 7.2 Mw Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At least 215 die.
October 22 » The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
December 5 » Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others.
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