The temperature on August 19, 1948 was between 10.3 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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).
January 29 » The Pakistan Socialist Party is founded in Karachi.
March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
August 15 » The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established south of the 38th parallel north.
September 13 » Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
December 9 » The Genocide Convention is adopted.
December 17 » The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
Day of death May 4, 1997
The temperature on May 4, 1997 was between 12.7 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 7 » NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.
June 10 » Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.
June 12 » Queen Elizabeth II reopens the Globe Theatre in London.
July 20 » The fully restored USSConstitution (a.k.a. Old Ironsides) celebrates its 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
December 27 » Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
December 30 » In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
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