The temperature on April 9, 1924 was between 1.9 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
November 4 » Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.
December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.
December 20 » Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.
December 24 » Albania becomes a republic.
Day of marriage January 18, 1949
The temperature on January 18, 1949 was between 5.7 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
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 15 » Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.
February 14 » The Asbestos Strike begins in Canada. The strike marks the beginning of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
June 5 » Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
December 2 » Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.
December 7 » Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei, Taiwan.
December 10 » Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
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