The temperature on December 15, 1906 was between -1.8 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). 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.
April 8 » Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
December 31 » Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar signs the Persian Constitution of 1906.
Day of marriage August 4, 1937
The temperature on August 4, 1937 was between 6.0 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
December 16 » Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
Day of death September 22, 1993
The temperature on September 22, 1993 was between 9.9 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 4.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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.
January 1 » Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.
January 13 » Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.
January 25 » Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded.
April 8 » The Republic of North Macedonia joins the United Nations.
September 22 » A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
October 7 » The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
Day of burial September 25, 1993
The temperature on September 25, 1993 was between 11.0 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 12.9 mm of rain during 16.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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.
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