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.
February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
November 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
November 23 » World War II: HMSRawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
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.
June 16 » China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module.
June 26 » The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people.
July 31 » Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
September 9 » The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.
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.
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.
February 22 » A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.
February 23 » A series of attacks across Iraq leave at least 83 killed and more than 250 injured.
March 4 » A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, killing at least 250 people.
May 29 » A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
June 2 » Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
June 23 » Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
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