The temperature on August 17, 1906 was between 10.0 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
April 22 » The 1906 Intercalated Games, now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
September 18 » The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
December 15 » The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
December 24 » Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
Day of death December 17, 1997
The temperature on December 17, 1997 was between -6.6 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -3.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
January 19 » Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
May 15 » The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
May 19 » The Sierra Gorda biosphere, the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of grassroots efforts.
July 19 » The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
August 3 » Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
December 3 » In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
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