The temperature on March 8, 1908 was between 0.4 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
Day of death November 26, 1976
The temperature on November 26, 1976 was between 6.9 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 4 » The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen would shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
January 15 » Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison.
May 21 » Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California.
July 2 » End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
July 29 » In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
December 2 » Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
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