The temperature on October 9, 1947 was between 8.6 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game.
March 29 » Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule in Madagascar.
June 5 » Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
October 14 » Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
Day of death April 26, 1950
The temperature on April 26, 1950 was between -1.1 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 7.4 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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).
January 6 » The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
June 25 » The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
June 27 » The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War.
June 28 » Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 to 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
November 17 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
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