The temperature on April 21, 1912 was between 6.7 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
March 6 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Day of marriage September 1, 1933
The temperature on September 1, 1933 was between 10.4 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
March 12 » Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".
April 4 » U.S. Navy airship USSAkron is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather.
August 7 » The Kingdom of Iraq slaughters over 3,000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. This date is recognized as Martyrs Day or National Day of Mourning by the Assyrian community in memory of the Simele massacre.
September 13 » Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
November 15 » Thailand has its first election.
November 17 » The United States recognizes the Soviet Union.
Day of death February 20, 1991
The temperature on February 20, 1991 was between -5.5 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 0.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
June 25 » Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence by referendum from Yugoslavia.
July 31 » The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.
August 6 » Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet.
September 17 » Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
October 1 » Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
December 16 » Kazakhstan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
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