The temperature on January 15, 1932 was between 1.7 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 15 » In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated.
July 28 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
Day of death July 8, 1997
The temperature on July 8, 1997 was between 12.2 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
June 25 » The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
July 27 » About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
September 3 » Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
October 10 » Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.
October 15 » The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
October 25 » After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
Day of burial July 11, 1997
The temperature on July 11, 1997 was between 12.8 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 20.8 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (75%). 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 11 » Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
February 22 » In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.
April 29 » The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
August 29 » Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
September 11 » After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
October 15 » The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
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