The temperature on May 20, 1954 was between 6.7 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
February 23 » The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
March 1 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.
July 5 » The BBC broadcasts its first television news bulletin.
October 11 » In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
November 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
Day of death May 2, 2003
The temperature on May 2, 2003 was between 5.5 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 9.2 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
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.
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 21 » A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
February 4 » The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.
February 18 » Nearly 200 people die in the Daegu subway fire in South Korea.
March 23 » Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq.
May 28 » Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
August 14 » A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
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