The temperature on May 22, 1942 was between 4.7 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 1 » The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
January 26 » World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe landing in Northern Ireland.
March 8 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
April 8 » World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines.
April 17 » French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
November 28 » In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
Day of marriage November 17, 1961
The temperature on November 17, 1961 was between 3.9 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.
February 14 » Discovery of the chemical elements: Element 103, Lawrencium, is first synthesized at the University of California.
May 31 » The South African Constitution of 1961 becomes effective, thus creating the Republic of South Africa, which remains outside the Commonwealth of Nations until 1 June 1994, when South Africa is returned to Commonwealth membership.
July 25 » Cold War: In a speech John F. Kennedy emphasizes that any attack on Berlin is an attack on NATO.
October 20 » The Soviet Union performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
December 2 » In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
Day of death January 20, 2017
The temperature on January 20, 2017 was between -5.2 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 20 » Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to assume the office.
April 6 » U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
May 12 » The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400 thousand computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
October 12 » The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. and is immediately followed by Israel.
October 27 » Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
November 21 » Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
Day of burial January 30, 2017
The temperature on January 30, 2017 was between 2.8 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
February 11 » North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.
May 31 » A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
June 12 » American student Otto Warmbier returns home in a coma after spending 17 months in a North Korean prison and dies a week later.
July 28 » Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
September 19 » The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
December 22 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.
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