The temperature on July 13, 1907 was between 9.4 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 5 » Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
May 28 » The first Isle of Man TT race was held.
October 21 » The 1907 Qaratog earthquake hits the borders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, killing between 12,000 and 15,000 people.
October 27 » Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
December 10 » The worst night of the Brown Dog riots in London, when 1,000 medical students clash with 400 police officers over the existence of a memorial for animals that have been vivisected.
Day of marriage August 2, 1934
The temperature on August 2, 1934 was between 12.4 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
February 16 » The Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republikanischer Schutzbund.
August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
November 30 » The LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman becomes the first steam locomotive to be authenticated as reaching 100mph.
December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.
Day of death January 1, 2000
The temperature on January 1, 2000 was between 3.5 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
February 2 » First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
June 21 » Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
June 22 » Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
November 15 » A chartered Antonov An-24 crashes after takeoff from Luanda, Angola, killing more than 40 people.
November 17 » Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
November 26 » George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.
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