The temperature on August 5, 1943 was between 11.2 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 1 » BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
July 5 » World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
August 1 » World War II: Operation Tidal Wave also known as "Black Sunday", was a failed American attempt to destroy Romanian oil fields.
October 1 » World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.
November 20 » World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns.
Day of death March 1, 2002
The temperature on March 1, 2002 was between -2.5 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 1 » The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800km (500mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
April 26 » Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
May 28 » The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
August 19 » Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
October 31 » A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
November 15 » Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
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