The temperature on March 25, 1927 was between 3.0 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
April 30 » Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
April 30 » The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.
May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
August 7 » The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.
September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
December 3 » Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
Day of marriage December 4, 1948
The temperature on December 4, 1948 was between 6.4 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 11.9 mm of rain during 10.0 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
May 9 » Czechoslovakia's Ninth-of-May Constitution comes into effect.
May 30 » A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
July 16 » The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
July 31 » At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.
August 23 » World Council of Churches is formed by 147 churches from 44 countries.
November 12 » In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.
Day of death May 29, 1984
The temperature on May 29, 1984 was between 9.6 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 10 » Kenyan soldiers kill an estimated 5000 ethnic Somali Kenyans in the Wagalla massacre.
July 17 » The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21.
August 30 » STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
September 2 » Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
October 11 » Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
December 23 » After experiencing an engine fire, Aeroflot Flight 3519 attempts to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport but crashes, killing 110 of the 111 people on board.
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