The temperature on October 19, 1932 was between 5.6 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
September 23 » The unification of Saudi Arabia is completed.
December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
Day of death January 5, 2000
The temperature on January 5, 2000 was between 1.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 14 » A United Nations tribunal sentences five Roman Catholic Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 100 Bosnian Muslims.
February 2 » First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
March 27 » A Phillips Petroleum plant explosion in Pasadena, Texas kills one person and injures 71 others.
April 3 » United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
September 26 » Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
November 30 » NASA launches STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission.
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