The temperature on October 4, 1908 was between 8.6 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.
Day of marriage June 6, 1931
The temperature on June 6, 1931 was between 7.1 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 12.9 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 23 » Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian independence movement.
May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
May 29 » Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
Day of death May 3, 1993
The temperature on May 3, 1993 was between 3.5 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
January 19 » Czech Republic and Slovakia join the United Nations.
February 26 » World Trade Center bombing: In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand people.
April 1 » Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is founded in Los Angeles, California, USA.
May 1 » Dingiri Banda Wijetunga became president of Sri Lanka automatically after killing of R Premadasa in LTTE bomb explosion.
August 10 » Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.
August 21 » NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
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