The temperature on July 30, 1915 was between 5.6 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 13.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
March 27 » Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
April 18 » French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines during World War I.
July 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
August 29 » US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Day of marriage May 29, 1941
The temperature on May 29, 1941 was between 9.8 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 10.2 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
January 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
January 22 » World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
February 23 » Plutonium is first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg.
April 1 » Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
June 23 » The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later.
July 31 » World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
Day of death June 23, 1992
The temperature on June 23, 1992 was between 10.4 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 11.1 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
March 17 » A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
April 27 » Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
May 9 » Westray Mine disaster kills 26 workers in Nova Scotia, Canada.
July 7 » The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public.
July 31 » The nation of Georgia joins the United Nations.
September 2 » The 7.7 Mw Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2ft).
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