The temperature on September 22, 1907 was between 5.2 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
July 7 » Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
Day of marriage September 10, 1947
The temperature on September 10, 1947 was between 12.4 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 21 » In New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America.
March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
April 30 » In Nevada, Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam.
May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
Day of death December 31, 2001
The temperature on December 31, 2001 was between -5.8 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 11 » A Dutch programmer launched the Anna Kournikova virus infecting millions of emails via a trick photo of the tennis star.
April 7 » Mars Odyssey is launched.
June 1 » Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.
August 10 » The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths.
October 22 » Grand Theft Auto III is released, popularizing a genre of open-world, action-adventure video games, as well as spurring controversy around violence in video games.
October 26 » The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
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