The temperature on July 16, 1939 was between 13.6 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
April 30 » The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
July 4 » Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.
September 19 » World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
Day of death January 15, 2001
The temperature on January 15, 2001 was between -4.8 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
January 13 » An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
July 2 » The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
July 4 » Vladivostock Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board.
September 13 » Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
September 21 » Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths.
November 14 » A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan plateau. It had the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake.
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