The temperature on January 26, 1934 was between -1.8 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 23 » Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.
March 24 » United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
March 26 » The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
July 11 » Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
September 26 » The ocean liner RMSQueen Mary is launched.
October 22 » In East Liverpool, Ohio, FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
Day of death May 25, 2017
The temperature on May 25, 2017 was between 9.2 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 14.6 hours of sunshine (91%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
March 22 » A terrorist attack in London near the Houses of Parliament leaves four people dead and at least 20 injured.
May 31 » U.S. President Donald Trump tweets the word "covfefe" and quickly becomes a worldwide viral phenomenon.
June 5 » Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.
August 25 » Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004. Over the next few days, the storm causes catastrophic flooding throughout much of eastern Texas, killing 106 people and causing $125billion in damage.
October 1 » An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
December 18 » Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
Day of burial May 31, 2017
The temperature on May 31, 2017 was between 10.7 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 20 » Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to assume the office.
June 5 » Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.
July 28 » Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
September 19 » The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
November 21 » Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
December 18 » Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
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