The temperature on January 17, 1906 was between 3.1 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 13.6 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 18 » Édouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
May 6 » The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).
December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
Day of death May 17, 1966
The temperature on May 17, 1966 was between 12.7 °C and 26.4 °C and averaged 18.4 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 31 » The Soviet Union launches Luna 10 which later becomes the first space probe to enter orbit around the Moon.
July 10 » The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. As many as 60,000 people attend.
October 15 » The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
October 17 » The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.
November 8 » Former Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke becomes the first African American elected to the United States Senate since Reconstruction.
November 28 » Michel Micombero overthrows the monarchy of Burundi and makes himself the first president.
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