The temperature on February 26, 1906 was between 0.6 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). 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.
March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
August 16 » The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
Christening day March 30, 1947
The temperature on March 30, 1947 was between 5.6 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
July 11 » The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France.
July 19 » Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
August 15 » Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor-General of Pakistan in Karachi.
October 5 » President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
November 17 » The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
Day of death December 24, 1984
The temperature on December 24, 1984 was between 3.9 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 3.8 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
August 5 » A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
September 2 » Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
November 2 » Capital punishment: Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the United States since 1962.
November 27 » Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agreed to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty.
December 1 » NASA conducts the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes.
December 20 » The Summit Tunnel fire, one of the largest transportation tunnel fires in history, burns after a freight train carrying over one million liters of gasoline derails near the town of Todmorden, England, in the Pennines.
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