The temperature on May 5, 1927 was between 10.6 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
March 24 » Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
April 7 » The first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
May 27 » The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
September 22 » Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Day of death April 19, 2009
The temperature on April 19, 2009 was between 5.9 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (57%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
January 8 » A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32.
March 12 » Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
June 8 » Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.
June 21 » Greenland assumes self-rule.
June 30 » Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash.
October 10 » Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.
Day of burial April 24, 2009
The temperature on April 24, 2009 was between 3.9 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
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.
January 29 » The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
February 1 » The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
March 30 » Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.
June 12 » Analog television stations (excluding low-powered stations) switch to digital television following the DTV Delay Act.
August 26 » Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.
November 23 » The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines.
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