The temperature on August 16, 1906 was between 11.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
August 13 » The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
Day of marriage August 2, 1932
The temperature on August 2, 1932 was between 8.9 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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.
February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
May 20 » Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
June 17 » Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
Day of death November 11, 1976
The temperature on November 11, 1976 was between 1.8 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
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