The temperature on February 20, 1921 was between -2.6 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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.
March 21 » The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism.
July 23 » The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.
July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
September 5 » Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
October 19 » The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
Day of marriage November 2, 1949
The temperature on November 2, 1949 was between -2.9 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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).
March 31 » The Dominion of Newfoundland joins the Canadian Confederation and becomes the 10th Province of Canada.
June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
July 20 » The Israel–Syria Mixed Armistice Commission brokers the last of four ceasefire agreements to end the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
September 17 » The Canadian steamship SSNoronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
November 7 » The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), oldest offshore oil platform.
Day of death October 10, 2007
The temperature on October 10, 2007 was between 8.4 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
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 27 » The Chinese Correction: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest drop in ten years.
April 27 » Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
April 27 » Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
May 3 » The 3-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappears in Praia da Luz, Portugal, starting "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".
August 7 » At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron's 33-year-old record.
December 11 » Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
Day of burial October 15, 2007
The temperature on October 15, 2007 was between 6.2 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (71%). 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
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.
January 17 » The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing.
February 24 » Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
March 14 » The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal results in the deaths of at least 14 people.
August 3 » Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
September 4 » Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations.
September 6 » Israel executes the air strike Operation Orchard to destroy a nuclear reactor in Syria.
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