The temperature on September 29, 1940 was between 4.6 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
July 23 » The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
October 1 » The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
November 5 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term.
November 11 » World War II: In the Battle of Taranto, the Royal Navy launches the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history.
November 25 » World War II: First flights of both the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.
Day of marriage April 2, 1969
The temperature on April 2, 1969 was between 2.3 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (35%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
January 16 » Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
March 3 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
April 17 » Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
November 21 » The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
Day of death June 29, 2013
The temperature on June 29, 2013 was between 7.8 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily 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, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
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