The temperature on March 22, 1930 was between -1.3 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 18 » While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto.
March 6 » International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern.
April 2 » After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
June 16 » Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.
June 17 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law.
December 29 » Sir Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address in Allahabad introduces the two-nation theory and outlines a vision for the creation of Pakistan.
Day of marriage February 27, 1965
The temperature on February 27, 1965 was between -1.1 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 15 » A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
March 21 » Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
August 29 » The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
October 15 » Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law.
December 4 » Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
December 4 » The Grateful Dead's first concert performance under this new name.
Day of death July 9, 2003
The temperature on July 9, 2003 was between 10.3 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 8 » Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers.
February 10 » France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
February 19 » An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
June 5 » A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region.
December 17 » SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
Day of burial July 14, 2003
The temperature on July 14, 2003 was between 13.6 °C and 27.8 °C and averaged 21.6 °C. There was 15.1 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 27 » The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
March 1 » The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.
March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
July 13 » French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
July 30 » In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
November 15 » The first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, killing 25 people and wounding about 300.
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