The temperature on April 27, 1926 was between 7.0 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
December 17 » Antanas Smetona assumes power in Lithuania as the 1926 coup d'état is successful.
Day of death December 14, 2004
The temperature on December 14, 2004 was between -2.0 °C and 3.8 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
April 8 » War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
May 26 » United States Army veteran Terry Nichols is found guilty of 161 state murder charges for helping carry out the Oklahoma City bombing.
September 29 » The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
November 11 » New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
November 19 » The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games.
December 26 » Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.
Day of cremation 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 2 » Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
March 27 » HMSScylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.
May 14 » Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
June 28 » Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
July 5 » The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
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