The temperature on March 25, 1940 was between 4.8 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 23 » Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
July 10 » World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks against British maritime convoys begin, in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.
August 5 » World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
August 20 » World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
September 18 » World War II: The British liner SSCity of Benares is sunk by German submarine U-48; those killed include 77 child refugees.
October 21 » The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
Day of marriage April 9, 1975
The temperature on April 9, 1975 was between -0.3 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 10 » Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.
August 20 » Viking program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars.
August 23 » The Pontiac Silverdome opens in Pontiac, Michigan, 30 miles (48km) northwest of Detroit, Michigan
September 15 » The French department of "Corse" (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica).
September 22 » Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.
October 10 » Papua New Guinea joins the United Nations.
Day of death April 8, 2008
The temperature on April 8, 2008 was between -1.7 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
February 26 » The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
April 3 » Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
May 28 » The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
May 30 » Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
June 26 » A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
August 6 » A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
Day of cremation April 12, 2008
The temperature on April 12, 2008 was between 3.5 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
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