The temperature on July 18, 1949 was between 12.4 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 25 » The first Emmy Awards are presented; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
February 14 » The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
March 10 » Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.
March 25 » More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia.
May 12 » Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
October 1 » The People's Republic of China is established.
Day of death April 15, 2004
The temperature on April 15, 2004 was between 2.5 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (79%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
January 1 » In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
January 8 » The RMSQueen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
January 21 » NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
September 29 » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
October 4 » SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight.
October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
Day of burial April 24, 2004
The temperature on April 24, 2004 was between 4.5 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 14 » The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
February 5 » Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
July 4 » The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
September 3 » Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
October 29 » The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
December 25 » The Cassini orbiter releases Huygens probe which successfully landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005.
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