The temperature on May 12, 1910 was between 7.9 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 13.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 28 » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
September 20 » The ocean liner SSFrance, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
October 20 » The hull of the RMSOlympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
October 21 » HMSNiobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
October 22 » Hawley Harvey Crippen (the first felon to be arrested with the help of radio) is convicted of poisoning his wife.
December 3 » Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
Day of marriage December 14, 1932
The temperature on December 14, 1932 was between 2.5 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 15 » In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated.
July 20 » In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
July 31 » The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
Day of death May 6, 2005
The temperature on May 6, 2005 was between 8.3 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
February 16 » The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
March 16 » Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
July 20 » The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
July 27 » After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
December 3 » XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
December 6 » An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
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