The temperature on June 24, 1913 was between 12.1 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
March 26 » First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
June 19 » Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
December 1 » Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
Day of death June 20, 1954
The temperature on June 20, 1954 was between 14.0 °C and 24.5 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 23 » The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.
April 8 » A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
June 27 » The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
August 10 » At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
October 15 » Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
November 19 » Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private television channel, is launched by Prince Rainier III.
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