The temperature on March 4, 1905 was between 0.1 °C and 1.6 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
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.
February 23 » Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen meet for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world's first service club.
April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
April 17 » The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
May 5 » The trial in the Stratton Brothers case begins in London, England; it marks the first time that fingerprint evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder.
June 30 » Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
August 13 » Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
Day of marriage January 10, 1938
The temperature on January 10, 1938 was between 1.7 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 3 » The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
February 4 » Adolf Hitler appoints himself as head of the Armed Forces High Command.
March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
October 5 » In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
Day of death April 1, 1968
The temperature on April 1, 1968 was between 6.0 °C and 12.7 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 31 » Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive.
February 17 » In Springfield, Massachusetts, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens.
February 24 » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
August 28 » The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
December 26 » The Communist Party of the Philippines is established by Jose Maria Sison, breaking away from the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930.
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