The temperature on April 13, 1906 was between 9.9 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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.
February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
February 18 » Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
September 5 » The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
Day of marriage September 16, 1932
The temperature on September 16, 1932 was between 10.0 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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.
May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
May 15 » In an attempted coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated.
June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
September 10 » The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.
November 24 » In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
Day of death August 16, 1955
The temperature on August 16, 1955 was between 13.2 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 7 » Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
May 25 » First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: A British expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reaches the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day.
August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
September 6 » Istanbul's Greek, Jewish, and Armenian minorities are the target of a government-sponsored pogrom; dozens are killed in ensuing riots.
November 5 » After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.
December 20 » Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.
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