The temperature on March 17, 1947 was between 3.9 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 6 » Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
Day of death November 22, 2008
The temperature on November 22, 2008 was between 0.4 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
March 1 » The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed.
June 1 » A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
September 15 » Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
September 24 » Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa
September 27 » CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
November 10 » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
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