The temperature on April 23, 1926 was between 0.5 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ ascends the throne to become the last monarch of Vietnam.
January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
Day of marriage February 5, 1948
The temperature on February 5, 1948 was between 4.3 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
February 4 » Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.
April 9 » Jorge Eliécer Gaitán's assassination provokes a violent riot in Bogotá (the Bogotazo), and a further ten years of violence in Colombia.
April 22 » Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces.
May 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
August 10 » Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.
December 11 » Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.
Day of death February 24, 1962
The temperature on February 24, 1962 was between -5.2 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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