The temperature on February 3, 1920 was between 2.3 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-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.
January 2 » The second Palmer Raid, ordered by the US Department of Justice, results in 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists being arrested and held without trial.
April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.
Day of marriage March 4, 1943
The temperature on March 4, 1943 was between -0.7 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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.
January 14 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
January 15 » World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
January 31 » World War II: German Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed 2 days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.
June 4 » A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
October 14 » World War II: Prisoners at the Sobibór extermination camp in Poland revolt against the Germans.
November 23 » World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.
Day of death March 22, 1995
The temperature on March 22, 1995 was between -2.3 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
March 22 » Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns to earth after setting a record of 438 days in space.
October 16 » The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attended.
November 5 » André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door.
November 12 » Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence was reached.
December 20 » American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50km north of Cali, Colombia killing 159.
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