The temperature on November 6, 1940 was between 5.8 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain during 8.5 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 7 » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
June 4 » World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
June 23 » Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city.
August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
December 14 » Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
Day of death October 4, 2006
The temperature on October 4, 2006 was between 8.9 °C and 16.9 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 16 » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as Liberia's new president. She becomes Africa's first female elected head of state.
March 20 » Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
June 3 » The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
July 30 » The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
November 10 » The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
December 29 » The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
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