The temperature on October 18, 1934 was between 3.0 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
March 26 » The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
May 19 » Zveno and the Bulgarian Army engineer a coup d'état and install Kimon Georgiev as the new Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
May 23 » Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
July 20 » West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
Day of marriage May 3, 1956
The temperature on May 3, 1956 was between 2.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
April 2 » As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
June 23 » The French National Assembly takes the first step in creating the French Community by passing the Loi Cadre, transferring a number of powers from Paris to elected territorial governments in French West Africa.
June 29 » The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
November 2 » Suez Crisis: Israel occupies the Gaza Strip.
December 6 » A violent water polo match between Hungary and the USSR takes place during the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
December 28 » Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
Day of death January 4, 1998
The temperature on January 4, 1998 was between 4.8 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 14 » An oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120.
May 6 » Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
May 12 » Four students are shot at Trisakti University, leading to widespread riots and the fall of Suharto.
July 10 » Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.
July 17 » The 7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured.
October 29 » Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
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