The temperature on January 13, 1913 was between -4.7 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -1.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
February 9 » A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth.
March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
October 14 » Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
Day of marriage May 5, 1934
The temperature on May 5, 1934 was between 8.0 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 1 » A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
June 19 » The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
September 1 » The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon, The Discontented Canary, is released to movie theatres.
December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.
Day of death January 7, 1937
The temperature on January 7, 1937 was between 5.9 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 2 » The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
June 14 » Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
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