The temperature on February 19, 1923 was between -3.3 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
August 23 » Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter performed the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours.
September 7 » The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
October 16 » The Walt Disney Company is founded.
Day of death September 20, 2002
The temperature on September 20, 2002 was between 9.2 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (25%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 23 » U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered.
May 24 » Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
July 27 » Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
July 28 » Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
September 23 » The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
October 12 » Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
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