The temperature on May 14, 1944 was between 4.9 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
July 9 » World War II: American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government.
September 4 » World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp.
September 5 » Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux.
September 6 » World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.
September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
September 18 » World War II:Battle of Arracourt begins
Day of marriage January 6, 1969
The temperature on January 6, 1969 was between -1.1 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 5 » The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur.
May 13 » May 13 Incident involving sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
July 19 » Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
August 10 » A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
December 1 » Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
Day of death October 26, 2007
The temperature on October 26, 2007 was between 7.7 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 3 » A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.
August 23 » The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
September 29 » Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
November 29 » The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to the Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
December 27 » Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
December 27 » Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
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