The temperature on March 17, 1905 was between 4.5 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
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.
May 15 » Las Vegas is founded when 110 acres (0.45km), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
September 5 » Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war.
September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
October 5 » The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
October 26 » King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.
December 11 » A workers' uprising occurs in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.
Day of marriage May 27, 1937
The temperature on May 27, 1937 was between 9.3 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
Day of death January 25, 1944
The temperature on January 25, 1944 was between 4.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 2.9 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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.
July 21 » World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10.
August 16 » First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287.
August 23 » Freckleton Air Disaster: A United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into a school in Freckleton, England, killing 61 people.
August 23 » World War II: King Michael of Romania dismisses the pro-Nazi government of Marshal Antonescu, who is arrested. Romania switches sides from the Axis to the Allies.
September 9 » World War II: The Fatherland Front takes power in Bulgaria through a military coup in the capital and armed rebellion in the country. A new pro-Soviet government is established.
October 20 » American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he commands an Allied assault on the islands.
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