The temperature on March 28, 1908 was between 1.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
Day of marriage June 13, 1934
The temperature on June 13, 1934 was between 4.7 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
February 6 » Far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon in an attempted coup against the French Third Republic, creating a political crisis in France.
April 21 » The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).
August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
November 30 » The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100mph.
December 1 » In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergey Kirov is assassinated. Stalin uses the incident as a pretext to initiate the Great Purge.
December 11 » Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.
Day of death March 4, 1946
The temperature on March 4, 1946 was between 0.2 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
March 24 » A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
April 18 » The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
June 1 » Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed.
July 1 » Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test.
July 5 » Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris.
September 20 » The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
Day of burial March 7, 1946
The temperature on March 7, 1946 was between -2.3 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
April 5 » Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm.
April 29 » The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes.
August 23 » Ordinance No. 46 of the British Military Government constitutes the German Länder (states) of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein.
October 13 » France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
November 3 » The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
December 9 » The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
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