The temperature on February 14, 1921 was between 0.8 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
March 18 » The Kronstadt rebellion is suppressed by the Red Army.
May 19 » The United States Congress passes the Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
June 15 » Bessie Coleman earns her pilot's license, becoming the first female pilot of African-American descent.
September 7 » The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
Day of death April 28, 2005
The temperature on April 28, 2005 was between 3.8 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 16 » The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoffs.
April 14 » The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples a year earlier by Multnomah County.
August 3 » President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
October 21 » Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery.
October 22 » Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms.
November 9 » Suicide bombers attack three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
Day of burial May 4, 2005
The temperature on May 4, 2005 was between 9.0 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
March 3 » James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.
March 3 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
April 6 » Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
August 18 » A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
November 23 » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
December 18 » The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.
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