The temperature on August 23, 1907 was between 9.2 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
Day of marriage March 1, 1928
The temperature on March 1, 1928 was between 4.9 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
October 15 » The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
Day of death June 5, 1987
The temperature on June 5, 1987 was between 10.2 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 7 » Lieyu massacre: Taiwanese military massacre of 19 unarmed Vietnamese refugees at Donggang, Lieyu, Kinmen.
May 28 » A West German pilot, Mathias Rust, who was 18 years old, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
August 19 » Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
August 31 » Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
October 21 » The Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.
November 22 » Two Chicago television stations are hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
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