The temperature on February 1, 1929 was between -2.1 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 1 » The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.
June 1 » The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires.
August 8 » The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
October 29 » The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday", ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
November 3 » The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
December 27 » Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
Day of marriage September 3, 1962
The temperature on September 3, 1962 was between 11.4 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 18.6 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.
July 12 » The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
July 30 » The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
August 20 » The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
September 25 » The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
October 20 » China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
Day of death February 2, 1975
The temperature on February 2, 1975 was between 5.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 5 » Riots break in Lima, Peru after the police forces go on strike the day before. The uprising (locally known as the Limazo) is bloodily suppressed by the military dictatorship.
April 13 » An attack by the Phalangist resistance kills 26 militia members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, marking the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War.
May 6 » During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide.
June 1 » The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others.
August 14 » The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
November 12 » The Comoros joins the United Nations.
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