The temperature on February 21, 1906 was between 1.9 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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.
March 5 » Moro Rebellion: United States Army troops bring overwhelming force against the native Moros in the First Battle of Bud Dajo, leaving only six survivors.
May 2 » Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
July 11 » Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy.
September 20 » The Cunard Line's RMSMauretania is launched at Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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.
December 10 » U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
Day of marriage November 21, 1936
The temperature on November 21, 1936 was between -2.4 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 0.3 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
June 28 » The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
August 14 » Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
September 10 » First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium
November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.
Day of death December 15, 1985
The temperature on December 15, 1985 was between 9.8 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
May 5 » Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.
July 13 » Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
September 4 » The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
September 19 » A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
October 3 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight.
October 6 » Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.
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