The temperature on June 16, 1906 was between 8.8 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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.
March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.
Day of marriage April 28, 1939
The temperature on April 28, 1939 was between 2.5 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
January 13 » The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
March 3 » In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
March 15 » Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
June 12 » Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
Day of death January 21, 1954
The average temperature on January 21, 1954 was 3.4 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
February 18 » The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.
April 7 » United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
July 21 » First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
August 16 » The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.
October 27 » Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.
Day of burial January 25, 1954
The temperature on January 25, 1954 was between -6.0 °C and -1.0 °C and averaged -4.0 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (77%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
April 26 » The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
May 13 » The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
May 13 » The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
September 17 » The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is first published.
November 27 » Alger Hiss is released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.
December 2 » The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.
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