The temperature on April 3, 1939 was between 5.9 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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 14 » Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
March 2 » Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.
May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
June 1 » First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
September 30 » World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
Day of death January 14, 2012
The temperature on January 14, 2012 was between -0.1 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
January 7 » A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board.
January 19 » The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI.
February 1 » Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
August 10 » The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
October 14 » Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
November 6 » Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
Day of cremation January 20, 2012
The temperature on January 20, 2012 was between 2.4 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
April 21 » Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, injuring 116 people.
May 29 » A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
July 12 » Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
July 31 » Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
August 6 » NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.
September 28 » Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.
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