The temperature on April 2, 1943 was between 2.9 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 14 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
January 17 » World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.
February 3 » The SSDorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive.
February 27 » The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.
March 5 » First Flight of the Gloster Meteor, Britain's first combat jet aircraft.
April 8 » U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by common carriers and public utilities.
Day of death April 17, 2004
The temperature on April 17, 2004 was between 7.3 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-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.
January 4 » Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
January 9 » An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. This is the second deadliest marine disaster in Albanian history.
January 12 » The world's largest ocean liner, RMSQueen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
May 2 » The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
September 3 » Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
November 19 » The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games.
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