The temperature on May 27, 1920 was between 10.7 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
March 19 » The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
March 28 » Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
May 9 » Polish–Soviet War: The Polish army under General Edward Rydz-Śmigły celebrates its capture of Kiev with a victory parade on Khreshchatyk.
August 18 » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
Day of marriage May 25, 1946
The temperature on May 25, 1946 was between 9.0 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
March 29 » Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, one of Mexico's leading universities, is founded.
April 8 » Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
June 7 » The United Kingdom's BBC returns to broadcasting its television service, which has been off air for seven years because of the Second World War.
July 7 » Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood.
July 15 » State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
August 1 » Leaders of the Russian Liberation Army, a force of Russian prisoners of war that collaborated with Nazi Germany, are executed in Moscow, Soviet Union for treason.
Day of death June 23, 1990
The temperature on June 23, 1990 was between 11.9 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
May 20 » The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.
May 29 » The Russian parliament elects Boris Yeltsin as president of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
August 13 » A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwan's naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese illegal immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident.
September 20 » South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.
October 15 » Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
November 16 » Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.
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