The temperature on April 10, 1920 was between 9.6 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
March 8 » The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
April 25 » At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
July 11 » In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany.
August 16 » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
December 3 » Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.
December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
Day of marriage October 3, 1942
The temperature on October 3, 1942 was between 8.1 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. 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 10 » World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero") that the US Navy uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
August 9 » World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
September 21 » The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently move from Konstantynów to Biała Podlaska.
October 1 » World War II: USSGrouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
November 28 » In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 492 people.
December 24 » World War II: French monarchist, Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle, assassinates Vichy French Admiral François Darlan in Algiers, Algeria.
Day of death March 21, 1997
The temperature on March 21, 1997 was between -0.9 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (33%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. 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 23 » Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State.
March 9 » Comet Hale–Bopp: Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
April 3 » The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
June 26 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
November 10 » WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
December 11 » The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.
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