The temperature on January 31, 1952 was between -0.2 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 16.3 mm of rain during 11.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 26 » Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.
May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
July 7 » The ocean liner SSUnited States passes Bishop Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.
July 21 » The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds.
September 6 » A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
Day of death December 23, 2004
The temperature on December 23, 2004 was between 7.1 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
March 11 » Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 192 people.
May 28 » The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
June 11 » Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
September 30 » The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat itself is retired.
November 6 » An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150.
December 5 » The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
Day of cremation January 10, 2005
The temperature on January 10, 2005 was between 8.9 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 9 » Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
January 12 » Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.
February 20 » Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
April 22 » Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
July 2 » The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
August 3 » President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
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