The temperature on February 2, 1920 was between 6.0 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
August 15 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
August 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
Day of death February 23, 1978
The temperature on February 23, 1978 was between 3.3 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
February 16 » The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago).
March 5 » The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
April 17 » Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking a communist coup d'état in Afghanistan.
September 15 » Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans.
September 16 » The 7.4 Mw Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.
December 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
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