The temperature on June 23, 1907 was between 7.5 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
February 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
November 16 » Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state.
December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
Day of marriage August 24, 1937
The temperature on August 24, 1937 was between 12.8 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
June 15 » A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
July 6 » Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
August 2 » The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Day of death January 19, 1960
The temperature on January 19, 1960 was between 1.9 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
May 3 » The Off-Broadway musical comedy The Fantasticks opens in New York City's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time.
July 11 » To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.
July 20 » The Polaris missile is successfully launched from a submarine, the USSGeorge Washington, for the first time.
July 28 » The German Volkswagen Act came into force.
August 12 » Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.
November 9 » Robert McNamara is named president of Ford Motor Company, the first non-Ford to serve in that post. A month later, he resigned to join the administration of newly elected John F. Kennedy.
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