The temperature on October 18, 1906 was between 7.6 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
March 15 » Rolls-Royce Limited is incorporated.
April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
August 16 » The 8.2 Mw Valparaíso earthquake hits central Chile, killing 3,882 people.
Day of death April 7, 1996
The temperature on April 7, 1996 was between -0.3 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 1 » The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
March 13 » The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
June 13 » The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
July 15 » A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
July 18 » Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers.
November 18 » A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600ft) of tunnel.
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