The temperature on September 19, 1946 was between 10.5 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 3 » Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
January 17 » The UN Security Council holds its first session.
February 22 » The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.
June 1 » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
July 25 » The Crossroads Baker device is the first underwater nuclear weapon test.
September 20 » The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
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