January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
December 14 » Quantum mechanics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
Day of death November 23, 1952
The temperature on November 23, 1952 was between 1.4 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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