The temperature on May 18, 1906 was between 6.7 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (15%). 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 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
Day of death January 20, 2004
The temperature on January 20, 2004 was between -0.7 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 2 » Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
February 13 » The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
February 14 » In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 25 people, and wounding more than 100 others.
March 11 » Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 192 people.
March 19 » Catalina affair: A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work.
March 19 » March 19 Shooting Incident: The Republic of China(Taiwan) president Chen Shui-bian was shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20.
Day of burial January 24, 2004
The temperature on January 24, 2004 was between 1.0 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
January 14 » The national flag of the Republic of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", is restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
January 21 » NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6.
March 22 » Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.
May 17 » The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
July 4 » Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history.
November 21 » The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
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