The temperature on September 9, 1939 was between 13.3 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 18.7 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
December 27 » Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
Day of death December 10, 2011
The temperature on December 10, 2011 was between 1.0 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 1 » A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, leave a new year service, killing 23 people.
January 1 » Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.
April 1 » After protests against the burning of the Quran turn violent, a mob attacks a United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen people, including eight foreign workers.
May 21 » Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date.
July 8 » Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
September 11 » The National September 11 Memorial & Museum opens on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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