He died on March 29, 1992 in Wellington (Humana) Hospital, Wellington, London, England. bur Spencer Vault, St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England, he was 68 years old.Sources 3, 4
The temperature on January 24, 1924 was between -5.5 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 25 » The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
March 8 » A mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
March 16 » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
Day of marriage May 2, 1969
The temperature on May 2, 1969 was between 7.9 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
March 28 » Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
July 20 » A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
August 14 » The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.
November 15 » Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
December 6 » Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards.
Day of death March 29, 1992
The temperature on March 29, 1992 was between -1.8 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 17 » Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
May 24 » The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
August 12 » Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
August 22 » FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
October 17 » Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
October 27 » United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.
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