The temperature on March 29, 1910 was between 2.1 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 13 » The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
May 6 » George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII.
May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
October 22 » Hawley Harvey Crippen (the first felon to be arrested with the help of radio) is convicted of poisoning his wife.
Day of marriage February 18, 1946
The temperature on February 18, 1946 was between 5.9 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
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.
March 5 » Cold War: Winston Churchill coins the phrase "Iron Curtain" in his speech at Westminster College, Missouri.
April 8 » Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
May 10 » First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.
September 8 » The referendum abolishes the monarchy in Bulgaria.
December 12 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam to United Nations is adopted.
December 25 » The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.
Day of death February 21, 1985
The temperature on February 21, 1985 was between -0.2 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the 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.
January 21 » Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near Reno–Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people.
February 19 » William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
June 19 » Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.
August 12 » Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster.
October 1 » Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters in Tunisia during "Operation Wooden Leg".
December 12 » Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.
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