April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
May 9 » Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.
December 3 » In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a 20,000-word speech to the House of Representatives asking Congress to curb the power of trusts "within reasonable limits".
Day of marriage July 28, 1942
The temperature on July 28, 1942 was between 10.3 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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.
January 13 » World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
July 27 » World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
August 17 » World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
October 9 » Australia's Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 receives royal assent.
November 4 » World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.
Day of death April 29, 1997
The temperature on April 29, 1997 was between 8.6 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
April 13 » Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
July 23 » Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
September 19 » The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
October 15 » The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
November 3 » The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.
Day of burial May 3, 1997
The temperature on May 3, 1997 was between 6.6 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
January 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
May 8 » China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.
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.
August 10 » Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
September 26 » A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
December 3 » In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
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