The temperature on December 3, 1907 was between 4.0 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 17 » The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
June 14 » The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
August 29 » The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
October 9 » Las Cruces, New Mexico is incorporated.
December 11 » The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.
Day of marriage June 4, 1940
The temperature on June 4, 1940 was between 9.2 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 12.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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.
In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
June 8 » World War II: The completion of Operation Alphabet, the evacuation of Allied forces from Narvik at the end of the Norwegian Campaign.
June 16 » A Communist government is installed in Lithuania.
July 20 » Denmark leaves the League of Nations.
September 18 » World War II: The British liner SSCity of Benares is sunk by German submarine U-48; those killed include 77 child refugees.
October 16 » Holocaust in Poland: The Warsaw Ghetto is established.
December 14 » Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
Day of death January 14, 1994
The temperature on January 14, 1994 was between 5.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
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.
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