The temperature on November 21, 1931 was between -0.4 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
March 25 » The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape.
March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
March 31 » An earthquake in Nicaragua destroys Managua; killing 2,000.
July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
August 24 » Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
December 9 » The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic.
Day of death August 16, 2005
The temperature on August 16, 2005 was between 10.0 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
August 15 » The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting.
August 16 » West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.
August 17 » Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
August 17 » The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.
August 31 » The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
December 24 » Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of war against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead.
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