The temperature on August 4, 1904 was between 16.0 °C and 30.4 °C and averaged 23.1 °C. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
Day of marriage May 17, 1930
The temperature on May 17, 1930 was between 6.3 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 6 » The first diesel-powered automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
March 29 » Heinrich Brüning is appointed German Reichskanzler.
April 18 » The British Broadcasting Corporation announced that "there is no news" in their evening report.
June 16 » Sovnarkom establishes decree time in the USSR.
June 21 » One-year conscription comes into force in France.
July 7 » Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
Day of death October 12, 1990
The temperature on October 12, 1990 was between 5.9 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (80%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 13 » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
April 16 » "Doctor Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.
May 13 » The Dinamo–Red Star riot took place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Zagreb) and the Delije (fans of Red Star Belgrade).
May 20 » The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania.
June 10 » British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities.
September 29 » Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.
Day of burial October 17, 1990
The temperature on October 17, 1990 was between 9.8 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
February 13 » German reunification: An agreement is reached on a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.
April 24 » Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
August 2 » Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
August 23 » West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3.
October 2 » Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 128.
November 22 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.
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