The temperature on July 12, 1907 was between 8.8 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
January 29 » Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes the first Native American U.S. Senator.
August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
December 14 » The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
Day of marriage September 23, 1932
The temperature on September 23, 1932 was between 11.0 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 13.3 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
September 5 » The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
December 7 » German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
December 18 » The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
December 19 » BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
Day of death January 20, 1999
The temperature on January 20, 1999 was between 8.1 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
February 13 » The last hockey game is played in Maple Leaf Gardens: the Toronto Maple Leafs lose 6–2 to the Chicago Blackhawks.
April 19 » The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.
May 2 » Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
July 23 » Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
August 2 » The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India.
October 27 » Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others.
Day of burial January 23, 1999
The temperature on January 23, 1999 was between -2.9 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Euro currency is introduced in 11 member nations of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden; Greece later adopts the euro).
March 29 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.
May 3 » Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side resulted into the kargil war.
May 7 » Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
October 12 » Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
December 21 » The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain.
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