The temperature on February 21, 1911 was between 1.3 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
April 2 » The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
April 27 » Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
May 23 » The New York Public Library is dedicated.
May 31 » The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution.
May 31 » The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
December 29 » Mongolia gains independence from the Qing dynasty, enthroning 8th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu as Khagan of Mongolia.
Day of marriage August 13, 1932
The temperature on August 13, 1932 was between 15.9 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 19.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) 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.
February 4 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.
July 1 » Australia's national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was formed.
July 9 » The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
Day of death July 4, 2005
The temperature on July 4, 2005 was between 12.7 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 33.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 16 » The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
April 22 » Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
September 24 » Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
December 3 » XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
December 6 » An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
December 11 » Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
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