The temperature on July 27, 1939 was between 12.0 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. 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 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
September 18 » World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
December 17 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.
Day of death September 17, 2013
The temperature on September 17, 2013 was between 8.6 °C and 14.3 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 8.9 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (30%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
April 17 » An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
April 22 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrest and charge two men with plotting to disrupt a Toronto area train service in a plot claimed to be backed by Al-Qaeda elements.
June 26 » Riots in China's Xinjiang region kill at least 36 people and injure 21 others.
August 19 » The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.
September 17 » Grand Theft Auto V earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.
December 5 » Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others.
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