The temperature on July 28, 1911 was between 18.7 °C and 33.9 °C and averaged 23.9 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
June 16 » IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
October 10 » The day after a bomb explodes prematurely, the Wuchang Uprising begins against the Chinese monarchy.
November 17 » Omega Psi Phi fraternity was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
December 24 » Lackawanna Cut-Off railway line opens in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Day of death December 5, 1948
The temperature on December 5, 1948 was between 0.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. 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).
January 21 » The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Québec Flag Day.
January 29 » The Pakistan Socialist Party is founded in Karachi.
March 17 » Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
May 7 » The Council of Europe is founded during the Hague Congress.
June 24 » Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
August 15 » The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is established south of the 38th parallel north.
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