The temperature on December 2, 1927 was between 0.6 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
July 10 » Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State is assassinated by the IRA.
July 15 » Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.
July 24 » The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres.
August 1 » The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
September 18 » The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
Day of marriage October 11, 1945
The temperature on October 11, 1945 was between 9.2 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 23 » World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
February 19 » World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
February 23 » World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
March 26 » World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
March 29 » World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
October 25 » Fifty years of Japanese administration of Taiwan formally ends when the Republic of China assumes control.
Day of death January 1, 1997
The temperature on January 1, 1997 was between -13.7 °C and -7.3 °C and averaged -11.4 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
January 19 » Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
May 27 » The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
September 18 » The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
December 11 » The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
December 19 » SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River, near Palembang in Indonesia, killing 104.
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