The temperature on August 15, 1949 was between 10.9 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.8 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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).
June 8 » George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
September 4 » The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York.
December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.
December 13 » The Knesset votes to move the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
December 27 » Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
Day of death July 2, 1950
The temperature on July 2, 1950 was between 8.7 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 14.4 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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).
April 8 » India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.
July 5 » Zionism: The Knesset passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
August 1 » Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
September 11 » Korean War: President Harry S. Truman approved military operations north of the 38 parallel.
December 25 » The Stone of Scone, traditional coronation stone of British monarchs, is taken from Westminster Abbey by Scottish nationalist students. It later turns up in Scotland on April 11, 1951.
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