The temperature on November 20, 1947 was between -2.8 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 22 » KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
April 28 » Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
May 22 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece.
July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
October 30 » The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is founded.
November 13 » The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.
Day of death February 9, 1994
The temperature on February 9, 1994 was between 0.5 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
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