The temperature on June 17, 1947 was between 8.6 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
March 8 » Thirteen thousand troops of the Republic of China Army arrive in Taiwan after the February 28 Incident and launch crackdowns which kill thousands of people, including many elites. This turns into a major root of the Taiwan independence movement.
March 25 » An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111.
April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
July 8 » Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.
Day of death January 28, 2016
The temperature on January 28, 2016 was between 4.9 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 16 » Thirty-three out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant.
March 13 » The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
March 16 » A bomb detonates in a bus carrying government employees in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 15 and injuring at least 54.
March 22 » Three suicide bombers kill 32 people and injure 316 in the 2016 Brussels bombings at the airport and at the Maelbeek/Maalbeek metro station.
May 27 » Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
December 10 » Two explosions outside a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, kill 38 people and injure 166 others.
Day of burial February 2, 2016
The temperature on February 2, 2016 was between 6.5 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
April 10 » The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
June 16 » Shanghai Disneyland Park, the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.
June 23 » The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%.
July 26 » Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
July 26 » The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed.
August 21 » The closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, takes place.
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