The temperature on January 21, 1931 was between -1.9 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
February 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
March 19 » Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
March 26 » Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.
Day of marriage January 6, 1962
The temperature on January 6, 1962 was between 0.1 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
February 16 » Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
March 19 » Highly influential artist Bob Dylan releases his first album, Bob Dylan, for Columbia Records.
May 27 » The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
July 11 » First transatlantic satellite television transmission.
October 9 » A visible light-emitting diode (LED) is first demonstrated in Syracuse, New York.
November 11 » Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.
Day of death August 21, 1998
The temperature on August 21, 1998 was between 13.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 12.9 mm of rain during 7.0 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 23 » In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people.
April 6 » Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
May 26 » The first "National Sorry Day" was held in Australia, and reconciliation events were held nationally, and attended by over a million people.
May 30 » The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500.
August 24 » First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
October 14 » Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
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