The temperature on May 17, 1923 was between 3.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 8.6 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
February 16 » Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
March 3 » TIME magazine is published for the first time.
April 18 » Yankee Stadium: "The House that Ruth Built" opens.
June 27 » Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH.4B biplane.
August 18 » First British Track and Field championships for women, London.
September 8 » Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
Day of death August 28, 1947
The temperature on August 28, 1947 was between 14.3 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
March 12 » Cold War: The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
May 1 » Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
June 25 » The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
September 30 » The 1947 World Series is the first to be televised, to include an African-American player, to exceed $2 million in receipts, to see a pinch-hit home run, and to have six umpires on the field.
December 23 » The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.
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