The average temperature on October 23, 1946 was 5.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
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.
January 31 » The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par.
February 8 » The People's Republic of Korea is dissolved in the North, establishing the communist-controlled Provisional People's Committee of North Korea.
February 15 » ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
May 1 » Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
Day of death December 6, 2008
The temperature on December 6, 2008 was between 2.8 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (50%). The 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 29 » The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence decides to withdraw Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan "immediately" after a leak leads to his deployment being reported by foreign media.
March 19 » GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
May 2 » Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
May 12 » An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
May 29 » A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
December 14 » Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.
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