from February 28, 1947 till February 28, 1949: Houtrijkstraat 37 Amsterdam 3e Etage, Overleden door brand in de woning . op zijn verjaardag ., Amsterdam/NH, Nederland.
The temperature on February 28, 1947 was between -3.5 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 13.4 mm of rain during 19.1 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
February 18 » First Indochina War: The French gain complete control of Hanoi after forcing the Viet Minh to withdraw to mountains.
April 1 » The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
June 23 » The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft–Hartley Act.
July 10 » Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee.
September 15 » Typhoon Kathleen hit the Kantō region in Japan killing 1,077.
September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
Day of death February 28, 1949
The temperature on February 28, 1949 was between 0.9 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
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).
April 28 » The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
May 4 » The entire Torino football team (except for two players who did not take the trip: Sauro Tomà, due to an injury and Renato Gandolfi, because of coach request) is killed in a plane crash.
May 23 » Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.
August 5 » In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
September 29 » The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China.
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