The temperature on May 8, 1951 was between 8.2 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain during 8.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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).
In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 9 » Korean War: The two-day Geochang massacre begins as a battalion of the 11th Division of the South Korean Army kills 719 unarmed citizens in Geochang, in the South Gyeongsang district of South Korea
February 13 » Korean War: Battle of Chipyong-ni, which represented the "high-water mark" of the Chinese incursion into South Korea, commences.
March 31 » Remington Rand delivers the first UNIVAC I computer to the United States Census Bureau.
July 16 » King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium.
September 1 » The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
December 22 » The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya.
Day of death August 12, 2005
The temperature on August 12, 2005 was between 10.6 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 40.0 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
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 9 » The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
March 16 » Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
April 19 » Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
April 22 » Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
July 26 » Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.
October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
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