The temperature on June 15, 1912 was between 11.0 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 5 » The 6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
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.
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.
May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
October 18 » First Balkan War: King Peter I of Serbia issues a declaration "To the Serbian People", as his country joins the war.
Day of marriage January 20, 1937
The temperature on January 20, 1937 was between -0.3 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
June 14 » Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Day of death December 30, 2006
The temperature on December 30, 2006 was between 7.1 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 8.1 mm of rain during 6.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
May 12 » Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.
May 21 » The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.
June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
September 29 » A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.
December 29 » The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.
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