The temperature on May 27, 1907 was between 9.3 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
August 9 » The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
Day of death March 23, 1935
The temperature on March 23, 1935 was between 5.8 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 11.5 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 28 » Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.
May 25 » Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
July 16 » The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
July 28 » First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
September 15 » The Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship.
December 18 » The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
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