The temperature on April 27, 1937 was between 3.7 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
Day of death March 30, 2002
The temperature on March 30, 2002 was between 1.0 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
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.
January 22 » Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
February 27 » Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.
April 12 » A suicide bomber blows herself up at the entrance to Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market, killing seven people and wounding 104.
May 7 » A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
July 9 » The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
August 20 » A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.
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