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    Historical events

    Birthday March 31, 1903

    • The temperature on March 31, 1903 was between 4.9 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (33%). Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
      • July 19 » Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
      • August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
      • September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
      • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
      • December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.

    Christening day June 7, 1903

    • The temperature on June 7, 1903 was between 9.6 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (46%). Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • January 9 » Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
      • May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
      • June 11 » A group of Serbian officers stormed the royal palace and assassinated King Alexander Obrenović and his wife, Queen Draga.
      • July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
      • August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
      • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.

    Day of death August 26, 1943

    • The temperature on August 26, 1943 was between 9.0 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
      • April 5 » World War II: American bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.
      • April 7 » Ioannis Rallis becomes collaborationist Prime Minister of Greece during the Axis Occupation.
      • August 15 » World War II: Battle of Trahili: Superior German forces surround Cretan partisans, who manage to escape against all odds.
      • September 7 » A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people.
      • September 10 » World War II: In the course of Operation Achse, German troops begin their occupation of Rome.
      • October 6 » World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete.
    

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