The temperature on May 1, 1952 was between 9.2 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
April 21 » Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated.
May 7 » The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
July 26 » King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
September 19 » The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
November 14 » The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
Day of death March 26, 1995
The temperature on March 26, 1995 was between 5.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
April 19 » Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, USA, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six.
June 29 » The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.
July 27 » The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
August 24 » Microsoft Windows 95 was released to the public in North America.
October 15 » Saddam Hussein is reelected president of Iraq through a referendum.
December 6 » Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 crashes into the Bo-Dzhausa Mountain, killing 98.
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