The temperature on October 31, 1906 was between 3.0 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. 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 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Day of marriage May 23, 1934
The temperature on May 23, 1934 was between 5.9 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 26 » The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
February 9 » The Balkan Entente is formed.
February 16 » The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.
February 21 » Augusto Sandino is executed.
September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
Day of death December 6, 1971
The temperature on December 6, 1971 was between 2.0 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
February 27 » Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start performing artificially-induced abortions.
March 7 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
March 8 » The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision.
May 26 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
June 13 » Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
August 1 » The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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