The temperature on August 18, 1907 was between 12.6 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
January 6 » Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
September 30 » The McKinley National Memorial, the final resting place of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley and his family, is dedicated in Canton, Ohio.
November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
Day of marriage August 2, 1934
The temperature on August 2, 1934 was between 11.7 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
June 19 » The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
July 5 » "Bloody Thursday": Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco.
July 20 » West Coast waterfront strike: In Seattle, police fire tear gas on and club 2,000 striking longshoremen. The governor of Oregon calls out the National Guard to break a strike on the Portland docks.
August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
Day of death May 19, 1997
The temperature on May 19, 1997 was between 14.5 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 7 » NeXT merges with Apple Computer, starting the path to Mac OS X.
May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
July 10 » In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
September 11 » After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
September 11 » NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
October 10 » Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 2553 crashes and explodes in Uruguay, killing 74.
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