The temperature on May 29, 1920 was between 10.6 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
July 12 » The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
December 22 » The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
Day of marriage July 10, 1948
The temperature on July 10, 1948 was between 12.3 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
April 3 » In Jeju Province, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju uprising.
April 30 » In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.
May 26 » The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
June 26 » William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.
July 8 » The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).
September 22 » Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
Day of death December 17, 1991
The temperature on December 17, 1991 was between 2.7 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 2 » Sharon Pratt Kelly becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
April 2 » Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
June 26 » Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia.
August 25 » Belarus gains its independence from the Soviet Union.
September 1 » Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
November 20 » An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
Day of cremation December 20, 1991
The temperature on December 20, 1991 was between 3.2 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The partly or 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 19 » Gulf War: Iraq fires a second Scud missile into Israel, causing 15 injuries.
February 28 » The first Gulf War ends.
May 18 » Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland but is not recognized by the international community.
September 9 » Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
September 19 » Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.
November 14 » American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
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