The temperature on January 21, 1907 was between -2.4 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
April 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
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 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.
Day of marriage April 27, 1939
The temperature on April 27, 1939 was between 1.6 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
February 25 » As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London.
March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
August 15 » Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at Neuhammer. Thirteen of them crash and burn.
Day of death February 26, 1945
The temperature on February 26, 1945 was between 7.6 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
January 20 » World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies.
March 16 » Ninety percent of Würzburg, Germany is destroyed in only 20 minutes by British bombers, resulting in around 5,000 deaths.
March 19 » World War II: Off the coast of Japan, a dive bomber hits the aircraft carrier USSFranklin, killing 724 of her crew. Badly damaged, the ship is able to return to the US under her own power.
May 1 » World War II: Forces of the Soviet Red Army liberate Allied prisoners of war imprisoned at Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany.
July 17 » World War II: The main three leaders of the Allied nations, Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin, meet in the German city of Potsdam to decide the future of a defeated Germany.
September 7 » The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held.
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