The temperature on September 5, 1954 was between 12.0 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 2 » India establishes its highest civilian awards, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan.
March 19 » Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
April 1 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
July 4 » Rationing ends in the United Kingdom.
September 29 » The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
Day of death April 25, 2004
The temperature on April 25, 2004 was between 1.8 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (81%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 4 » Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
February 18 » Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Nishapur, Iran, when a runaway freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertilizer catches fire and explodes.
November 8 » Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
November 21 » Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
November 21 » The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
November 26 » Ruzhou School massacre: A man stabs and kills eight people and seriously wounds another four in a school dormitory in Ruzhou, China.
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