In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
August 5 » The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.
Day of marriage April 22, 1906
The temperature on April 22, 1906 was between 3.8 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. 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.
May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
June 26 » The first Grand Prix motor race is held at Le Mans.
September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
Day of death December 27, 1946
The temperature on December 27, 1946 was between 0.5 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
January 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
February 1 » Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
June 2 » Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
June 23 » The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
December 9 » The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India.
December 31 » President Harry S. Truman officially proclaims the end of hostilities in World War II.
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