The temperature on September 27, 1948 was between 12.8 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 7 » Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO.
May 9 » Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
July 16 » The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
September 12 » Marshal Lin Biao, commander-in-chief of the Chinese communist Northeast Field Army, launched a massive offensive toward Jinzhou, Liaoshen Campaign has begun.
December 17 » The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
December 23 » Seven Japanese military and political leaders convicted of war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are executed by Allied occupation authorities at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan.
Day of marriage November 21, 1969
The temperature on November 21, 1969 was between 3.1 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
July 20 » Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later.
August 21 » Gap Inc. opened their first store in San Francisco, California.
November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
November 15 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 250,000-500,000 protesters staged a peaceful demonstration against the war, including a symbolic "March Against Death".
November 19 » Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.
Day of death July 9, 2008
The temperature on July 9, 2008 was between 10.6 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 11.7 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
June 1 » A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
July 2 » Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
July 31 » East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board.
October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
November 14 » The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
December 11 » Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
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