The temperature on June 16, 1947 was between 9.3 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
February 21 » In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
March 1 » The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
April 6 » The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
September 9 » First case of a computer bug being found: A moth lodges in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
Day of death August 27, 2008
The temperature on August 27, 2008 was between 15.6 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
June 11 » The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
August 1 » The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
August 13 » Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
November 10 » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
December 14 » Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.
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