The temperature on March 7, 1920 was between 0.8 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
January 17 » Alcohol Prohibition begins in the United States as the Volstead Act goes into effect.
January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
April 28 » Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
June 4 » Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris.
September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
Day of marriage September 8, 1949
The temperature on September 8, 1949 was between 7.3 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 5 » In his "State of the Union" address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
April 18 » The Republic of Ireland Act comes into effect.
September 27 » Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
October 1 » The People's Republic of China is established.
October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
December 10 » Chinese Civil War: The People's Liberation Army begins its siege of Chengdu, the last Kuomintang-held city in mainland China, forcing President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and his government to retreat to Taiwan.
Day of death August 29, 1976
The temperature on August 29, 1976 was between 12.0 °C and 25.7 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
February 4 » In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.
March 24 » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
July 25 » Viking program: Viking 1 takes the famous Face on Mars photo.
August 12 » Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War.
September 19 » Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object, when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal.
December 3 » An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica just two days before the "Smile Jamaica", a free concert.
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