The temperature on April 16, 1947 was between 8.0 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
August 7 » Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 7,000 kilometres (4,300mi) journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
September 30 » Pakistan joins the United Nations.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
November 30 » Civil War in Mandatory Palestine begins, leading up to the creation of the state of Israel.
Day of marriage January 7, 1977
The temperature on January 7, 1977 was between 0.5 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
January 8 » Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
March 10 » Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.
March 16 » Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.
May 28 » In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
August 3 » Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
October 17 » The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
Day of death July 31, 2006
The temperature on July 31, 2006 was between 12.6 °C and 24.6 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
April 27 » Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
June 29 » Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
August 9 » At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
August 27 » Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
October 28 » A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for those Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
Day of burial August 4, 2006
The temperature on August 4, 2006 was between 16.8 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (31%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
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