The temperature on September 17, 1955 was between 8.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
April 1 » The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
April 18 » Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
May 5 » The General Treaty, by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect.
May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
December 31 » General Motors becomes the first U.S. corporation to make over US$1 billion in a year.
Day of death March 30, 2011
The temperature on March 30, 2011 was between 0.3 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
January 9 » Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, killing 77 people.
February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
September 7 » A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
September 29 » The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
November 12 » Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.
November 26 » The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.
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