The temperature on February 13, 1921 was between -2.0 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 21 » Rezā Shāh takes control of Tehran during a successful coup.
March 18 » The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union.
March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
July 22 » Rif War: The Spanish Army suffers its worst military defeat in modern times to the Berbers of the Rif region of Spanish Morocco.
July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
November 11 » The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
Day of marriage July 17, 1947
The temperature on July 17, 1947 was between 15.0 °C and 27.6 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
July 6 » Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
October 26 » Kashmir conflict: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
Day of death December 24, 1988
The temperature on December 24, 1988 was between 3.8 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
April 25 » In Israel, John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II.
May 16 » A report by the Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.
June 19 » Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
August 1 » A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
November 15 » The first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
December 8 » A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.
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