The temperature on March 24, 1948 was between -3.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 17 » The Renville Agreement between the Netherlands and Indonesia is ratified.
April 28 » Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
May 14 » Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
June 7 » Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
July 31 » USSNevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.
August 3 » Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
Day of death June 13, 2017
The temperature on June 13, 2017 was between 9.3 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 21 » Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
May 31 » A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
June 3 » London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
August 18 » The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
September 20 » Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis.
December 11 » New York City attempted bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
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