The temperature on October 21, 1912 was between 4.8 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 6.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
Day of death April 6, 2004
The temperature on April 6, 2004 was between 4.4 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (28%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 29 » Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
April 21 » Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
June 11 » Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
June 21 » SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
November 7 » Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
November 19 » The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games.
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