The temperature on January 29, 1954 was between -8.8 °C and -0.7 °C and averaged -5.6 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 28 » The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
March 1 » Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.
March 13 » The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory lead to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.
March 26 » Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
Day of death December 15, 2013
The temperature on December 15, 2013 was between 6.6 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
April 9 » At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika Ivanča.
April 18 » A suicide bombing in a Baghdad cafe kills 27 people and injures another 65.
April 30 » Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
July 24 » A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80km/h (50mph) speed limit at 190km/h (120mph), killing 78 passengers.
October 22 » The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
December 14 » A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.
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