The temperature on April 8, 1907 was between 1.1 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (22%). 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.
July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
December 19 » Two hundred thirty-nine coal miners die in the Darr Mine Disaster in Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania.
Day of marriage February 26, 1937
The temperature on February 26, 1937 was between 3.6 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 4.7 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 20 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
Day of death April 6, 1970
The average temperature on April 6, 1970 was 2.4 °C. There was 20.1 mm of rain during 19.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.
May 26 » The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
May 31 » The 7.9 Mw Ancash earthquake shakes Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) and a landslide buries the town of Yungay, Peru. Between 66,794–70,000 were killed and 50,000 were injured.
July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
September 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
September 28 » Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo.
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