The temperature on February 22, 1926 was between 5.8 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 21 » Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
August 6 » Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
August 20 » Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.
October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
Day of marriage May 11, 1955
The temperature on May 11, 1955 was between 3.1 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
February 13 » Israel obtains four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls.
April 12 » The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.
July 27 » The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
September 20 » The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
Day of death October 8, 2007
The temperature on October 8, 2007 was between 3.7 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (26%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
June 19 » The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
June 27 » Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His Chancellor, Gordon Brown succeeds him.
July 1 » Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
October 15 » Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
November 5 » Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
December 20 » Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years and 243 days.
Day of burial October 12, 2007
The temperature on October 12, 2007 was between 11.1 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (37%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 22 » At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.
June 19 » The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
June 27 » Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His Chancellor, Gordon Brown succeeds him.
July 25 » Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India's first female president.
August 23 » The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
October 22 » A raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base is carried out by 21 Tamil Tiger commandos. All except one die in this attack. Eight Sri Lanka Air Force planes are destroyed and 10 damaged.
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