The temperature on February 25, 1952 was between 4.5 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
February 21 » The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
April 8 » U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills in an attempt to prevent the 1952 steel strike.
October 3 » The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
October 8 » The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
October 14 » Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
December 30 » An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashed in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.
Day of marriage April 8, 1991
The temperature on April 8, 1991 was between 5.7 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or 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, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
April 29 » The 7.0 Mw Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people.
August 6 » Takako Doi, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives.
August 22 » Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.
September 22 » The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
November 28 » South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.
December 5 » Leonid Kravchuk is elected the first president of Ukraine.
Day of death June 29, 2007
The temperature on June 29, 2007 was between 12.6 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 19 » Four-man Team N2i, using only skis and kites, completes a 1,093-mile (1,759km) trek to reach the Antarctic pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1965 and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
February 3 » A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.
June 13 » The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
June 19 » The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
July 7 » The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
September 24 » India won first ever T20 international Cricket World Cup.
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