The temperature on August 30, 1929 was between 9.7 °C and 26.8 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 9 » Members of the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang assassinated the labor recruiter Bazin, prompting a crackdown by French colonial authorities.
July 27 » The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
August 16 » The 1929 Palestine riots break out in Mandatory Palestine between Palestinian Arabs and Jews and continue until the end of the month. In total, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs are killed.
October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
November 3 » The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
December 27 » Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
Day of death November 17, 2001
The temperature on November 17, 2001 was between 5.1 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
July 4 » Vladivostock Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.
September 21 » America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
October 7 » The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
October 8 » U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
December 13 » Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.
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