The temperature on October 18, 1948 was between 6.3 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
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).
April 22 » Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces.
May 18 » The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking.
May 20 » Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing.
December 9 » The Genocide Convention is adopted.
December 10 » The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.
December 17 » The Finnish Security Police is established to remove communist leadership from its predecessor, the State Police.
Day of marriage August 17, 1968
The temperature on August 17, 1968 was between 10.2 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
July 23 » Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
September 30 » The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
November 11 » Vietnam War: Operation Commando Hunt initiated. The goal is to interdict men and supplies on the Ho Chi Minh trail, through Laos into South Vietnam.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
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