The temperature on September 1, 1947 was between 8.3 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 9.5 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 21 » In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
August 14 » Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
September 18 » The National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency are established in the United States by the National Security Act. It also establishes the Air Force as an equal partner of the Army and Navy.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
Day of death September 2, 2017
The temperature on September 2, 2017 was between 7.7 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
April 3 » A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
May 12 » The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400 thousand computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
August 17 » Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.
November 21 » Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
December 4 » The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan is imploded, one day after failing to be imploded.
December 18 » Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
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