The temperature on April 16, 1930 was between 6.1 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 8.5 mm of rain during 9.6 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
March 13 » The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory.
May 27 » The 1,046 feet (319m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
November 11 » Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
December 7 » W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for I.J. Fox Furriers, who sponsored the radio show.
December 29 » Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
Day of marriage June 12, 1954
The temperature on June 12, 1954 was between 7.3 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
January 14 » The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
February 23 » The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
June 27 » The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow.
August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
Day of death November 15, 2012
The average temperature on November 15, 2012 was 3.9 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
February 1 » Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
February 23 » A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.
April 2 » A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
June 3 » The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames.
September 11 » A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
September 11 » The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
Day of cremation November 21, 2012
The temperature on November 21, 2012 was between 3.3 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
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