The temperature on January 17, 1913 was between 1.5 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 10.7 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 5 » Greek military aviators, Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis perform the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.
April 24 » The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened.
May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
October 31 » The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
December 1 » The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation.
Day of death September 26, 2004
The temperature on September 26, 2004 was between 9.5 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 27 » Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack.
June 8 » The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
September 30 » The AIM-54 Phoenix, the primary missile for the F-14 Tomcat, is retired from service. Almost two years later, the Tomcat itself is retired.
November 9 » Firefox 1.0 is released.
November 21 » Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
December 20 » A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.
Day of burial September 30, 2004
The temperature on September 30, 2004 was between 6.3 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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.
April 22 » Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
May 28 » The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government.
October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
November 11 » The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.
December 8 » The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
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