The temperature on April 20, 1906 was between 2.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
March 10 » The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
May 22 » The Wright brothers are granted U.S. patent number 821,393 for their "Flying-Machine".
June 30 » The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
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.
Day of marriage August 22, 1930
The temperature on August 22, 1930 was between 8.5 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
January 6 » The first diesel-powered automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
April 28 » The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.
June 17 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law.
June 21 » One-year conscription comes into force in France.
September 17 » The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.
December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
Day of death October 20, 1968
The temperature on October 20, 1968 was between 5.2 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 13 » Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
March 2 » Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country.
July 23 » The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel.
August 20 » Cold War: Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring. East German participation is limited to a few specialists due to memories of the recent war. Only Albania and Romania refuse to participate.
October 16 » Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the Rodney riots, inspired by the barring of Walter Rodney from the country.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
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