The temperature on May 30, 1932 was between 8.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
August 2 » The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
Day of death October 10, 2004
The temperature on October 10, 2004 was between 4.9 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 2 » Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
August 1 » A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
September 15 » National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
September 29 » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
November 8 » Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
December 25 » The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.
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