The temperature on December 18, 1906 was between -3.2 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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.
April 18 » An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
September 7 » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
September 30 » The Royal Galician Academy, the Galician language's biggest linguistic authority, starts working in La Coruña, Spain.
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.
November 24 » A 13–6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.
Day of marriage July 12, 1939
The temperature on July 12, 1939 was between 8.8 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
March 14 » Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
September 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
October 8 » World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
Day of death February 25, 2005
The temperature on February 25, 2005 was between -3.6 and 2.9 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
February 8 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
March 3 » James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.
March 16 » Israel officially hands over Jericho to Palestinian control.
July 10 » Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle, causing billions of dollars in damage.
October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
November 30 » John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
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