The temperature on July 25, 1944 was between 12.5 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 16 » World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
June 12 » World War II: Operation Overlord: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France.
July 17 » Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
September 17 » World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden.
September 17 » World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
November 24 » World War II: The 73rd Bombardment Wing launches the first attack on Tokyo from the Northern Mariana Islands.
Day of death August 10, 2009
The temperature on August 10, 2009 was between 10.6 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 29 » The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
March 11 » Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent-graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
March 30 » Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.
April 12 » Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
September 24 » The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
December 31 » Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.
Day of burial August 14, 2009
The temperature on August 14, 2009 was between 8.8 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 27 » The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people.
April 10 » President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.
April 12 » Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwean dollar as its official currency.
August 26 » Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years.
October 1 » The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
October 10 » Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.
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