The temperature on January 16, 1924 was between -7.8 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -3.1 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 25 » On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.
December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.
Day of death January 27, 1997
The temperature on January 27, 1997 was between -4.9 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -2.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
March 22 » Tara Lipinski, aged 14 years and nine months, becomes the youngest women's World Figure Skating Champion.
July 22 » The second Blue Water Bridge opens between Port Huron, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario.
September 7 » Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
September 14 » Eighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
September 18 » United States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1billion to the United Nations.
October 25 » After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
Day of burial January 28, 1997
The temperature on January 28, 1997 was between -0.2 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 7 » NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.
February 28 » GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
May 6 » The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
May 27 » The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
June 30 » The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to China.
July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
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