The temperature on August 7, 1939 was between 13.1 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
January 27 » First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.
March 2 » Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.
April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
July 6 » Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
December 27 » The 7.8 Mw Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
Day of death January 17, 2012
The temperature on January 17, 2012 was between -5.3 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (79%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
May 29 » A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
June 22 » Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
June 24 » Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.
August 5 » The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
August 20 » A prison riot in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, kills at least 20 people.
December 9 » A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people.
Day of cremation January 24, 2012
The average temperature on January 24, 2012 was 3.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
May 2 » A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
May 19 » A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people.
September 27 » In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself.
November 11 » A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people.
December 3 » At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines.
December 9 » A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people.
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