The temperature on August 5, 1923 was between 5.1 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 13.3 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
February 15 » Greece becomes the last European country to adopt the Gregorian calendar.
April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
September 26 » The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
September 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
October 16 » The Walt Disney Company is founded.
Day of marriage March 15, 1947
The temperature on March 15, 1947 was between -3.9 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 15 » Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
November 17 » American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
November 29 » Partition Plan: The United Nations General Assembly approves a plan for the partition of Palestine.
December 6 » The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated.
December 17 » First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.
Day of death April 2, 2011
The temperature on April 2, 2011 was between 9.0 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
February 17 » Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin. In Bahrain, security forces launched a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.
February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
April 29 » The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
September 20 » The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
November 12 » Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.
December 31 » NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon.
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