The temperature on October 8, 1937 was between 5.2 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
January 23 » The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime.
May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
July 8 » Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
August 24 » Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
Day of death August 2, 2017
The temperature on August 2, 2017 was between 13.5 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 21 » Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
March 22 » A terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament leaves four people dead and at least 20 injured.
May 31 » A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
June 12 » American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison and dies a week later.
September 7 » Equifax announce a cyber-crime identity theft event potentially impacting approximately 145⁄2 million U.S. consumers.
December 22 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.
Day of burial August 7, 2017
The temperature on August 7, 2017 was between 8.8 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (81%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
February 11 » North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.
April 6 » U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
August 18 » The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
September 20 » Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis.
December 10 » ISIL is defeated in Iraq.
December 11 » New York City attempted bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
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