The temperature on July 9, 1906 was between 11.2 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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.
February 11 » Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos.
September 1 » The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
September 13 » The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
September 24 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
September 25 » Leonardo Torres y Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino, guiding a boat from the shore, in what is considered to be the first use of a remote control.
November 9 » Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.
Day of marriage November 9, 1929
The temperature on November 9, 1929 was between 3.1 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
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.
January 1 » The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.
February 26 » President Calvin Coolidge signs an executive order establishing the 96,000 acre Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
August 11 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
September 24 » Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
October 18 » The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council overrules the Supreme Court of Canada in Edwards v. Canada when it declares that women are considered "Persons" under Canadian law.
November 7 » In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.
Day of death April 22, 1977
The temperature on April 22, 1977 was between 9.8 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. 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.
In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
March 16 » Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.
May 18 » Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
May 28 » In Southgate, Kentucky, the Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
September 5 » Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
November 11 » A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.
November 26 » An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.
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