The temperature on March 8, 1906 was between 6.5 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
April 7 » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
April 7 » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
September 12 » The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Day of marriage October 1, 1931
The temperature on October 1, 1931 was between 7.7 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 11.9 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
March 5 » The British Raj: Gandhi–Irwin Pact is signed.
September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
September 30 » Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
October 21 » A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
November 7 » The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.
Day of death October 23, 1968
The temperature on October 23, 1968 was between 6.1 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??. Source: KNMI
February 24 » Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
April 10 » The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
September 15 » The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
October 16 » Yasunari Kawabata becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
November 5 » Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States.
November 17 » Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
Day of cremation October 28, 1968
The temperature on October 28, 1968 was between 6.0 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (27%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 7 » Surveyor Program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from launch complex 36A, Cape Canaveral.
March 16 » General Motors produces its 100 millionth automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado.
April 4 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
July 17 » Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President.
August 2 » An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
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