The temperature on August 27, 1939 was between 11.9 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
February 5 » Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
September 17 » World War II: German submarineU-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSCourageous.
December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
Day of death December 31, 2004
The temperature on December 31, 2004 was between 7.2 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 6.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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.
February 13 » The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
February 27 » A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills 116.
May 28 » The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
June 21 » SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
November 11 » The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
December 14 » The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
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