The temperature on May 21, 1906 was between 8.0 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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.
February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
September 24 » Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
October 11 » San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
Day of death February 23, 1960
The temperature on February 23, 1960 was between 1.6 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
March 4 » The French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
April 4 » France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
May 1 » Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
May 6 » More than 20million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
October 1 » Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 11 » A military coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam is crushed.
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