The temperature on August 18, 1923 was between 12.3 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 15.8 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
April 15 » Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
April 28 » Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
July 24 » The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
Day of death August 27, 2005
The temperature on August 27, 2005 was between 10.2 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%). The heavily 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, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
January 15 » ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
January 21 » In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots.
February 14 » YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
February 28 » A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.
March 1 » In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional.
December 17 » Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
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