The temperature on April 3, 1909 was between -3.7 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
August 7 » Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.
August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
Day of marriage May 21, 1941
The temperature on May 21, 1941 was between 5.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
April 28 » The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
July 10 » Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne.
July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
September 28 » World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
December 21 » World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.
December 24 » World War II: Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.
Day of death July 13, 1997
The temperature on July 13, 1997 was between 13.0 °C and 25.9 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
July 4 » NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
July 10 » Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests.
August 31 » Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
October 25 » After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
November 17 » In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.
December 27 » Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Day of burial July 17, 1997
The temperature on July 17, 1997 was between 13.0 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 16.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The heavily 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.
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