The temperature on August 26, 1954 was between 12.0 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 10 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warns against United States intervention in Vietnam.
May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
June 18 » Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
September 8 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
November 1 » The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
November 7 » In the US, Armistice Day becomes Veterans Day.
Day of death August 18, 2006
The temperature on August 18, 2006 was between 16.5 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
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