The temperature on July 29, 1906 was between 9.8 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
June 7 » Cunard Line's RMSLusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
Day of death March 14, 1915
The temperature on March 14, 1915 was between 4.9 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 13 » The 6.7 Mw Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
September 25 » World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
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