The temperature on December 4, 1906 was between 1.5 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
August 5 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
Day of death September 24, 1995
The temperature on September 24, 1995 was between 11.4 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 6.6 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (32%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 19 » After being struck by lightning the crew of Bristow Flight 56C are forced to ditch. All 18 aboard are later rescued.
June 26 » Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état.
June 29 » The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.
July 21 » Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
August 15 » In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).
November 30 » U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men".
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