The temperature on August 21, 1950 was between 13.2 °C and 26.1 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 21 » American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
June 1 » The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America.
June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
November 5 » Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
November 13 » General Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, President of Venezuela, is assassinated in Caracas.
Day of death January 17, 2005
The temperature on January 17, 2005 was between 3.4 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 7.4 hours. The almost completely overcast 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.
May 16 » Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
July 7 » A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.
August 17 » Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
November 9 » The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
December 11 » The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
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