January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
Christening day June 28, 1903
The temperature on June 28, 1903 was between 13.9 °C and 30.5 °C and averaged 22.2 °C. There was 15.2 hours of sunshine (91%). Source: KNMI
February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
Day of death February 4, 1946
The temperature on February 4, 1946 was between 5.2 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
February 22 » The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.
March 19 » French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
April 18 » The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
June 2 » Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
July 15 » State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
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