The temperature on August 18, 1907 was between 12.6 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
August 3 » Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
October 17 » Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
Day of marriage August 13, 1926
The temperature on August 13, 1926 was between 10.5 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz.
January 26 » The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.
March 15 » The dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected President of Greece without opposition.
May 4 » The United Kingdom general strike begins.
May 22 » Chiang Kai-shek replaces the communists in Kuomintang China.
November 11 » The United States Numbered Highway System is established.
Day of death April 28, 1941
The temperature on April 28, 1941 was between 2.8 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
March 11 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
April 16 » World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
May 15 » Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
June 1 » World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
June 26 » World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day.
December 1 » World War II: Emperor Hirohito of Japan gives the final approval to initiate war against the United States.
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