The temperature on June 10, 1907 was between 13.6 °C and 21.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the 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.
June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
August 15 » Ordination in Constantinople of Fr. Raphael Morgan, the first African-American Orthodox priest, "Priest-Apostolic" to America and the West Indies.
September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
December 6 » A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers.
December 17 » Ugyen Wangchuck is crowned first King of Bhutan.
December 21 » The Chilean Army commits a massacre of at least 2,000 striking saltpeter miners in Iquique, Chile.
Day of marriage April 27, 1929
The temperature on April 27, 1929 was between 0.7 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
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.
January 6 » King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution (the January 6th Dictatorship).
May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
June 17 » The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
August 11 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.
September 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
Day of death December 6, 1957
The temperature on December 6, 1957 was between 1.5 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 22 » Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
March 9 » The 8.6 Mw Andreanof Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands, causing over $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami.
August 5 » American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
September 29 » The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded.
November 7 » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
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