The temperature on October 26, 1906 was between 4.6 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
June 8 » Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.
June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
August 16 » The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
Day of marriage December 1, 1931
The temperature on December 1, 1931 was between -1.0 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 20 » The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
Day of death January 27, 2001
The temperature on January 27, 2001 was between 3.0 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 10.2 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 18 » Sampit conflict: Inter-ethnic violence between Dayaks and Madurese breaks out in Sampit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, ultimately resulting in more than 500 deaths and 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes.
April 25 » Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
October 11 » The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
October 19 » SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
December 12 » Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.
December 15 » The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean.
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