The temperature on August 6, 1916 was between 6.3 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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 27 » Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
Day of marriage June 4, 1947
The temperature on June 4, 1947 was between 15.6 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 21.0 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 16 » An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
July 1 » The Philippine Air Force is established.
August 4 » The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
October 1 » The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
October 20 » The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
December 2 » Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
Day of death August 17, 1989
The temperature on August 17, 1989 was between 13.8 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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.
January 20 » George H. W. Bush is inaugurated the 41st President of the United States of America.
August 7 » U.S. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX) and 15 others die in a plane crash in Ethiopia.
August 20 » The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.
October 26 » China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after take off from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board.
December 20 » The United States invasion of Panama deposes Manuel Noriega.
December 29 » The Nikkei 225 for the Tokyo Stock Exchange hits its all-time intra-day high of 38,957.44 and closing high at 38,915.87, serving as the apex of the Japanese asset price bubble.
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