The temperature on October 31, 1954 was between 7.2 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (39%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
April 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
April 25 » The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
August 24 » Getúlio Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho.
November 12 » Ellis Island ceased operations.
November 22 » The Humane Society of the United States is founded.
Day of death December 17, 2004
The temperature on December 17, 2004 was between 4.3 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain during 8.9 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 1 » In a vote of confidence, General Pervez Musharraf wins 658 out of 1,170 votes in the Electoral College of Pakistan, and according to Article 41(8) of the Constitution of Pakistan, is "deemed to be elected" to the office of President until October 2007.
February 5 » Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.
March 19 » Catalina affair: A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work.
May 14 » The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun.
May 29 » The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
July 1 » Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
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