The temperature on November 20, 1944 was between 7.4 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 11.6 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
May 18 » World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino: Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
June 13 » World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
June 20 » The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space.
August 15 » World War II: Operation Dragoon: Allied forces land in southern France.
September 8 » World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.
November 4 » World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies.
Day of marriage December 14, 1968
The temperature on December 14, 1968 was between -8.4 °C and -2.7 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 21 » Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
March 16 » Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
March 31 » American President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the nation of "Steps to Limit the War in Vietnam" in a television address. At the conclusion of his speech, he announces: "I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President."
April 4 » A.E.K. Athens B.C. becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup.
October 14 » The first live TV broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
October 31 » Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
Day of death December 2, 2001
The temperature on December 2, 2001 was between 3.0 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila is assassinated by one of his own bodyguards.
January 31 » In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
July 4 » Vladivostock Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.
August 10 » The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
September 18 » First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
November 27 » A hydrogen atmosphere is discovered on the extrasolar planet Osiris by the Hubble Space Telescope, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
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