January 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
February 27 » Second Boer War: In South Africa, British military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé at the Battle of Paardeberg.
March 24 » Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
Day of marriage September 5, 1942
The temperature on September 5, 1942 was between 9.1 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (90%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
January 11 » World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States.
January 12 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.
June 12 » Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
July 22 » Grossaktion Warsaw: The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins.
July 22 » The United States government begins compulsory civilian gasoline rationing due to the wartime demands.
September 21 » The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
Day of death May 23, 1974
The temperature on May 23, 1974 was between 8.4 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 12.9 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
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